Alexis Marshall
Alexis Marshall is WPLN News’s education reporter. She is a Middle Tennessee native and started listening to WPLN as a high schooler in Murfreesboro. She got her start in public radio freelance producing for NPR and reporting at WMOT, the on-campus station at MTSU. She was the reporting intern at WPLN News in the fall of 2018 and afterward an intern on NPR’s Education Desk. Alexis returned to WPLN in 2020 as a newscast producer and took over the education beat in 2022. Marshall contributes regularly to WPLN's partnership with Nashville Noticias, a Spanish language news program, and studies Arabic. When she's not reporting, you can find her cooking, crocheting or foraging for mushrooms.
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What "right-to-work" means, and who’s for and against the amendment. -
A new state law requires all public schools in Tennessee to post a list of materials available in their libraries. But not all districts realized the rule also applies to classroom libraries. -
Economists were pleasantly surprised Friday when a report showed the U.S. added more than 370,000 new jobs. That’s despite high inflation and increased interest rates. Essentially, the new numbers show -
Tennessee expects to end this year with about a billion dollars more in revenue than it budgeted. State officials say that's a good thing, but some argue it would be better invested expanding services for struggling Tennesseans. -
More career opportunities could be coming for thousands of immigrants in Tennessee. That’s after the legislature gave final passage to a bill that expands eligibility for certain state licenses. -
The deadline has passed for the remaining families at a mobile home community on Dickerson Pike to move out. And displaced residents are facing more than just financial hardships as their community is split up. -
The Biden administration has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end workplace raids. Nashville workers and advocates have praised the move, but say there's still more to be done to protect undocumented workers. -
In Nashville, remote learning has created new opportunities for parents who want to learn English.
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Tennessee’s General Assembly passed several last-minute measures on Wednesday night before adjourning for the year. The measures touch high-interest… -
COVID-19 vaccinations are opening today to more Tennesseans, mostly in rural West Tennessee.According to the Tennessee Department of Health’s website, 20…
