Bri Hatch covers all the happenings in Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Before that, they spent two years covering Baltimore K-12 and higher education for WYPR, the city's NPR station. While there, Hatch led a project across five local newsrooms to elevate solutions for youth-related issues. Outside of the newsroom, you can find Hatch at live music events across Memphis or in a local coffee shop reading the latest sci-fi novel.
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