State: Tennessee

Overview

Tennessee
Your Guide to Data and Services for Tennessee

SREB works with Tennessee policymakers, colleges and schools to help them improve education. From this page, find independent, accurate data, reliable best practices and ways to share scarce resources.

Tennessee Members of the Board

Bill Lee, Governor of Tennessee, Nashville, ex officio (2027)
Randy Dowell, Executive Director, KIPP Nashville (2024)
Jeff McCord, President, Northeast State Community College, Blountville (2027)
Eddie Smith, former State Representative, Knoxville (2022)
Mark White, State Representative, Memphis (2025) Executive Committee member, Treasurer of the SREB Board

(Appointments to the Board are made by the Governor. Terms expire June 30 of the specified year.)

Tennessee Members of the Legislative Advisory Council

Ferrell Haile, State Senator, Gallatin
Mark White, State Representative, Memphis

Publication November 20231 page

Tennessee: School Improvement Services

The Southern Regional Education Board works with educators and state and district education agency personnel in Tennessee and nationwide to provide support for continuous school improvement, rigorous curricula and instructional practices, teacher induction, professional development and instructional coaching services, technical assistance and program evaluation.

Find out what services are available for Tennessee districts and schools in this PDF.

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Publication November 202320 pages

Tennessee: An Early Path

An Early Path covers data and policies for each SREB state in Pre-K, elementary and middle grades in 2023. The reports also highlight important demographic data. These are SREB’s 11th progress reports to states on educational progress and the final set for the 2020 Challenge to Lead Goals. Each state report provides comparable data so states can see how they relate to one another, the SREB region and the nation.

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Publication June 2022 | 32 pages

TENNESSEE: FINDING A PATH

Finding a Path covers data and policies for each SREB state’s progress in high school, postsecondary and the workforce. Watch for reports on birth to middle grades in 2023. These are SREB’s 10th biennial reports to states on educational progress and the final set for the 2020 Challenge to Lead Goals. They provide comparable data so states can see how they relate to one another, the Southern region and the nation. New this year: sections on the K-12 teacher and postsecondary workforces. 

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Publication April 20212 pages

Tennessee
Student and Faculty Diversity

These state profiles compare the demographics of college faculty and the general and college student populations in each SREB state. The data compare the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and white students with the percentage of faculty in those groups at two-year and technical colleges, public four-year institutions and private four-year institutions.

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Publication January 202110 pages

Tennessee
College Affordability Profile

To help policymakers assess and improve college affordability in their states, SREB provides tailored reports on the policies, programs and prices that drive affordability. Each member-state profile details net price at different types of institutions, state financial aid based on need or other factors, student borrowing, and percentage of family income needed to pay for college at different income levels.

News SREB News Release

Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee Educators Win National Readiness Awards
Preparing students for college-credit courses

Educators from Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee, and schools in Arkansas and Mississippi, in were honored this week with the Southern Regional Education Board’s Readiness awards. These national awards recognize outstanding teachers and leaders offering SREB’s Readiness Courses, which help underprepared students succeed in high school and postsecondary programs without the need for remediation.