#5Things Equity Advocates Should Know About…
Education Policy and Governance in Tennessee. #5Things is a series for education stakeholders and advocates who want to stay in the know about the latest education meetings, data tools, and reports and want to learn more about the bodies that impact education policy in Tennessee, including the Tennessee State Board of Education, Department of Education, Higher Education Commission, Board of Regents, General Assembly Office of Research and Education Accountability,, and more.
Our Educaction Trust Tennessee team stays up to date on the latest and greatest in education policy and then identifies #5Things education advocates should be aware of. We organize the content according to the most recent and pressing updates. Can’t find what you are looking for?
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5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About … The Better FAFSA Rollout in Tennessee
by Jordan Mareno1. As of March 15, Tennessee’s FAFSA submission rate is 35 percentage points behind last year’s rate.While the FAFSA…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The Fall Quarterly TN State Board of Education Meeting
by Kynnedy Tuggle1. TDOE released initial data on how students and families navigated the retention exemption process.During the 2022-2023 academic school…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… Tennessee’s Joint Working Group on Federal Education Funding
by Ariel Keller1. There are three main components of federal education funding. Each component directly impacts every student in Tennessee, especially…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The 2023 THEC Fact Book
by Jordan Mareno1. In 2022, students of color accounted for larger enrollment proportions in higher education than ever before.Source: THEC Fact…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The Summer Quarterly TN State Board of Education Meeting
by Kynnedy Tuggle1. The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is in the process of changing Tennessee’s ESSA Plan based on new…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The Class of 2022 College Going Report
by Sonny Metoki1. After years of significant decline, the college-going rate has increased by 1.5 percentage points. Tennessee’s college-going rate (CGR), the…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The 2022 Tennessee Educator Survey
by Juliana Hoover Potash1. On the 2022 survey, sixty-two percent of teachers identified counseling, psychological, and social services as one of the…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… Governor Lee’s 2023 State of the State Address
by Juliana Hoover Potash and Breanna SommersWatch the 2023 State of the State Address recording.Read the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Overview and Full Budget. 1.…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The Office of Research and Education Accountability’s (OREA) Mapping Tennessee Education Data Dashboard
by Juliana Hoover PotashMapping Tennessee Education Dashboard1. OREA’s dashboard provides a way for stakeholders to pull relevant information for engaging in legislator…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… the 2021-2022 TN State Report Card
by Juliana Hoover PotashView the 2021-22 TN State Report CardWhat is the State Report Card?The State Report Card is an interactive data…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The October 2022 State Board of Education Workshop and Meeting
by Juliana Hoover PotashWatch the day 1 workshop recording and the day 2 meeting recording.View the day 1 workshop materials and the…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… TNSBE First Quarterly Meeting of 2022
by Fariha HossainLinks to February 3rd workshop agenda and recording. Links to February 4th meeting agenda and recording.1. The TNSBE approved a…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About…OREA’s K-12 Dashboard
by Fariha HossainSee the OREA K-12 Dashboard1. Between 2019 to 2020, there was an increase of more than 30,000 students with…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The October State Board of Education Workshop & Meeting
by Breanna SommersWatch the meeting recording here. View meeting materials here. 1. Commissioner Schwinn shared school funding reform updates, including a three-month timeline…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The Governor’s 2021 Higher Education Budget Hearing on November 2, 2022
by Meili PowellWatch the full meeting recording here, and view THEC’s presentation here.1. Tennessee higher education enrollment is down overall, with…
#5Things Equity Advocates Should Know About…The October 2021 BEP Review Committee Meeting & Report
by Breanna SommersWatch the full meeting recording here.Read the 2021 BEP Review Committee Annual Report here.1. The 2021 BEP Review Committee’s priority recommendations are inc…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About…. The Office of Research and Education Accountability’s (OREA) Per-Pupil Expenditures Data Dashboard
by Breanna SommersDashboard of Per Pupil Expenditures by School1. Within Tennessee, districts have significant flexibility to allocate funding to schools. The Basic…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The 2020-2021 TN State Report Card
by Breanna Sommers1. Schools and districts were not assigned A-F summative letter grades due to the impact of the pandemic on…
5 Things Equity Advocates Should Know About… The 2021 Joint House Education Summer Study
by Meili Powell, Breanna Sommers, and Reginald WhiteWatch the 2021 Summer Study recording here. 1. What is Summer Study?Summer Study is an informal, out-of-session opportunity to analyze…
