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Tennessee

ECS State Liaison
Matthew Smith (303) 299-3698 msmith@ecs.org

Governor
Bill Haslam (R)		http://www.tn.gov/governor/

Chief State School Officer
Kevin Huffman Commissioner		http://www.tennessee.gov/education/

Legislative Committee Chairs
Dolores Gresham Senate Education Committee
Harry Brooks House Education Committee

State Higher Education Executive Officer
Richard Rhoda Executive Director Tennessee Higher Education Commission		http://www.state.tn.us/thec

ECS Commissioners
* indicates Steering Committee member.
Harry Brooks Chair, House Education Committee Tennessee House of Representatives
Dolores Gresham Chair, Senate Education Committee Tennessee Senate
Tomeka Hart Vice President, African-American Community Partnerships Teach for America
Bill Haslam Governor State of Tennessee
Claude Pressnell, Jr. President Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association
Lana Seivers Dean, College of Education Middle Tennessee State University
Patrick Smith Consultant Patrick Smith Consulting

Links to State Pages
http://www.state.tn.us/
State Legislature
State Education Statutes (see Title 49)

State Administrative Code

Links to Major Newspapers
Nashville Tennessean
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Kingsport Times-News

State Policies and Reports

Redefining the School District in Tennessee

Task Force on Opportunity Scholarships Report to Governor Haslam

From the ECS State Policy Database: Tennessee

Annual Joint Report on Pre-Kindergarten through Higher Education in Tennessee

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