
Tennessee Department of Education Strategic Vision: Best for All
The Tennessee Department of Education Best for All strategic plan sets a vision and intention that together as a state, we will set all Tennessee students on a path to success. The policies, programs, and practices set forth through these initiatives have allowed Tennessee’s districts and schools to make targeted interventions, create innovative programs, and permit a safe, healthy learning environment for teachers and students. Assessment data reveals these interventions are working to move the needle for students.
Best for All Strategic Initiatives
In Tennessee K-12 public education, the Best for All strategic plan is the guiding light across the state rooted in three priority areas: Academics, Student Readiness and Educators. Within these priority areas, the department has developed policies, programs, and practices through five major initiatives to make targeted interventions, create innovative programs, and permit a safe, healthy learning environment for teachers and students.
Best for All News
TDOE Releases Tennessee’s Commitment to Early Literacy Report
Nashville, TN – Today, the Tennessee Department of Education (department) released a report, Tennessee’s Commitment to Early Literacy, providing updates on key policies, initiatives, and investments designed to focus on reading and to improve early literacy rates statewide.
Read full storyTennesseans Invited to Provide Public Comment on TISA CTE Proposed Rules
Nashville, TN — Today, the Tennessee Department of Education invites all Tennesseans to a public rulemaking hearing to provide public comment to the proposed revisions to the Career and Technical Education (CTE) portion of the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) rule definitions. These revisions address the direct allocations component of the TISA Act. The hearing will take place on Thursday, September 21 at 1:00 p.m. CT in Nashville, Tennessee, and a recording of the hearing will be made available to the public after the event on the department’s website.
Read full storyTDOE Releases 2020-2022 Accelerating Tennessee Report
Nashville, TN— Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released the 2020-2022 Accelerating Tennessee Report, highlighting how Tennessee continues to take bold action and increase opportunities for students across the state through strategic investments and initiatives aimed at accelerating academic achievement and promoting future success.
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