Series: Informing the Conversation
VIEW FEATURED RESOURCEAll Resources
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Data Insights | Innovative Models
2023-24 Tennessee Public Charter School Demographics
April 2, 2025
Public charter schools serve a larger proportion of students from historically underserved groups — including Black, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged students — than their traditional public school peers.
READ MORE
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Innovative Models
Public Charter Schools Across Tennessee
April 2, 2025
In 2025, there are 115 charter schools in Tennessee, serving over 44,000 students — 5% of the state’s total student population.
READ MORE
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Innovative Models | K-12 Success
Nashville Charter Schools Provide Families With an Alternative to Priority Schools in Their Area
April 2, 2025
Charter schools are a free public school option, with many located near Nashville’s lowest-performing schools (priority schools). For the 2023-24 school year, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) had 19 priority schools serving over 9,000 students. Eighteen of these priority schools are traditional district-run schools and one is a charter school.
READ MORE
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Innovative Models
High Expectations and High Accountability: Tennessee’s Charter School Sector
April 2, 2025
Across the country, 45 states and the District of Columbia have public charter schools. However, not all charter sectors are created equal. Unlike many other states, Tennessee’s public charter school policies are defined by rigorous standards and high accountability.
READ MORE
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Innovative Models
Tennessee Public Charter School Commission
April 2, 2025
In Tennessee, the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission is the state’s appellate authorizer. The commission hears new-start, revocation, amendment, and renewal appeals from across the state and serves as the authorizer and local education agency (LEA) for any school it authorizes upon appeal.
READ MORE
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Education Finance | Innovative Models
History of Tennessee Public Charter Sector
April 2, 2025
Tennessee public charter schools are a free, public option available for students and families in Tennessee. This resource explores the timeline of state policy and funding regarding public charter schools in Tennessee.
READ MORE
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Data Insights | Innovative Models
Tennessee Charter School Quick Facts
April 2, 2025
Learn the basic facts about public charter schools in Tennessee, including where they're located and a breakdown of the students they serve.
READ MORE
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Data Insights | Innovative Models
Tennessee Public Charter School Achievement and Growth
April 2, 2025
Since 2021, public charter schools have seen significant increases in student proficiency across both English language arts (ELA) and math. Learn more about achievement and growth in Tennessee public charter schools.
READ MORE
High-Quality Public Charter Schools | Innovative Models
Who Can Enroll In A Tennessee Public Charter School?
April 2, 2025
Tennessee Public Charter schools are a free public option available for students and families in Tennessee. Learn more about enrollment at these schools.
READ MORE
Data Insights | Postsecondary Success | Education-to-Career Pathways
SCORE Institute: Unlocking Opportunity With Nondegree Credentials
March 18, 2025
Tennesseans are increasingly pursuing nondegree credentials to develop skills that can expand their career options and increase their earnings potential. But do we have a clear understanding of the various nondegree opportunities, the data behind the benefit they offer, and the best way to communicate their value to potential credential earners? This SCORE Institute on March 18, 2025, brought together national and state experts to discuss the increasing opportunity that nondegree credentials offer to prepare Tennesseans for high-demand, high-wage jobs.
READ MORE
Postsecondary Success | Innovative Models | Education-to-Career Pathways
Understanding the Impact of Nondegree Credentials in Tennessee
March 18, 2025
Nondegree credentials are becoming increasingly popular among students and workers who want to sharpen their skills, while employers see them as an opportunity for talent development. In fact, nondegree options provided by postsecondary institutions are growing rapidly, and those provided by nonacademic providers, like employers, already represent over 60% of the credentials offered across the full landscape of options.
READ MORE
Data Insights | K-12 Success
House/Senate Education Committee Presentations
February 21, 2025
In February 2025, SCORE leaders Aleah Guthrie, vice president of policy and government relations, and Alexis Parker, director of data, presented data to the Tennessee General Assembly in support of foundational education policy reforms. During their time with both the Senate and House education committees, SCORE celebrated student progress, shared how Tennessee’s education reform history has enabled our state to improve, and advocated for continued commitment to these foundational reforms. Specifically, we shared data analysis on Tennessee's recent scores on the Nation's Report Card, a national measure of student progress released biennially from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). View the recordings below, which include each of the presentations and the Q and A's that followed.
READ MORE