The pandemic has created challenges for Tennessee but offers an unprecedented opportunity to update education systems, bolster the workforce, and build policies that support healthy families and a thriving economy.
The new year is filled with endless possibilities for education in Tennessee. It’s time to renew our pledge to hold high expectations for every student and to erase long-standing inequities.
School leaders in Sullivan County find that use of high-quality instructional materials helped stem the pandemic’s impact on student learning.
School leaders and teachers in Trousdale County get innovative to improve math instruction in remote/hybrid settings.
Removing barriers to postsecondary access has been a focus of the CTLI program since its inception. The present moment brings a renewed urgency to address systemic inequities in higher education.
A SCORE poll of parents across Tennessee reveals increasing concerns about the quality of remote learning as well as student learning loss.
As SCORE’s director of advocacy, Ashley Warrington is working with people across the state to learn how we can collaborate to ensure all students have a strong foundation in literacy and the ability to complete a postsecondary credential.
Whether it’s finding new ways of engaging middle and high school students in virtual math instruction or rethinking programs and interventions to support high school seniors through the college transition process, Richard Bailey is focused on finding innovative ways to support student success.
A new policy will decrease the time to approve new academic programs that meet workforce, economic, or other state needs while still assuring quality academic programs.
As they face new challenges, Tennessee’s open-access community and technical colleges have sharpened their focus on ensuring equitable access and success for each student.
As the deadline for Tennessee Promise applications approaches, one Nashville high school shares their innovative strategies for driving submissions during an unusual school year.
tnAchieves needs 3,500 volunteer mentors to support the Class of 2021. In just one hour a month, mentors can change the trajectory of a student’s life by opening the doors to college.
High expectations, a statewide assessment to measure student learning, and accountability for serving all students well are foundational to the way Tennessee has approached improving student achievement and outcomes. There is widespread agreement that these three things are good for students because they support success in school, college, and life. Over the past seven days,…
As they planned for the 2020-21 school year, educators in Lauderdale County made consistent and ongoing use of the district’s high-quality instructional materials central to every learning option.
We already know about improved literacy outcomes using high-quality instructional materials; first-grade teacher Wendy Jones says HQIM offers additional benefits for remote learning.
Lize Bailey, a first-grade teacher in the LIFT Network, explains how high-quality instructional materials benefit students while also easing the burden on teachers.
More Tennessee high school graduates are attending college as a result of Tennessee Promise, but there are ways we can make the program even better.
As we move through and beyond the COVID-19 recession, the Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute is committed to helping Tennesseans earn the postsecondary credentials that will aid our economic recovery.
A few weeks into a challenging school year, Tennessee high school teacher Stacey Travis shares her approach to teaching during a global pandemic.
District, school, and classroom leaders in the LIFT network have been working since 2016 to combat Tennessee’s literacy crisis. Here are four important findings from their latest annual report.