An analysis of the statewide results of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) reveal six troubling data points that demonstrate the impact of pandemic disruptions on learning.
A look at education finance in Tennessee — where the money comes from, spending trends over time, and what decisions policymakers will make going forward.
Parents in Tennessee express concerns that students have fallen behind in their learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a new poll of parents and voters commissioned by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE). “We first saw concerns from parents and voters about the impact of COVID on learning in a poll last October, and those concerns have not eased now that a new school year has begun,” SCORE President and CEO David Mansouri said.
Too many first-generation college students do not succeed in reaching their postsecondary goals. The new www.CollegeForTN.org website aims to help Tennessee students navigate the college-going process.
NiswongerCARE is using near-peer advising and the Big Bright Future initiative to improve postsecondary completion for students in northeast Tennessee. Similar programming could help even more students realize college and career success.