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Chalkbeat Tennessee
Tennessee
Chalkbeat

Chalkbeat Tenneessee, launched in 2014, is part of the nonprofit Chalkbeat network that covers schools and education policy. Chalkbeat was granted nonprofit tax status by the IRS in 2014. Other sites: Chalkbeat Colorado, Chalkbeat New YorkChalkbeat Indiana, Chalkbeat Detroit, and Chalkbeat Newark. Revenue: Grants, job board.

City

Memphis

State

Tennessee

Year launched

2014

Tax status

  • Nonprofit 501c3

Geographic scope

  • Metro or large city

Scope of coverage

  • Provide niche news about one topic

Topics of coverage

  • Education & schools

Site Twitter handle

@chalkbeattn

In the news

Start small, plan big: How two nonprofit education sites came together to build a network
http://www.niemanlab.org/2014/01/start-small-plan-big-how-two-nonprofit-education-sites-came-together-to-build-a-network/