Tennessee has an important story to tell of progress made in public education over the past five years.
Students are rising to the challenge of higher expectations, and educators are using data and innovative
practices to meet and exceed those expectations. To realize the full potential of the rigorous standards the
state has developed, educators must receive the resources they need to ensure every student is prepared
for success beyond high school. The following section presents five priority areas for the state to ensure
2016 can be a year in which people doing the hard work of improving education feel empowered in their
efforts, students, families, educators, and community partners are all held to high expectations to advance
this effort, and a culture of innovation is allowed to flourish.
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