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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
Richard Montgomery 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.
Joe Carr Representative 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
Richard Rhoda * Executive Director Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Lana Seivers Dean, College of Education Middle Tennessee State University
Patrick Smith Consultant

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

From the ECS State Policy Database: Tennessee

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

State Policies and Reports (Archived Resources)

Protecting Tennesseans from Education Fraud

State Approaches to Improving Tennessee's High Priority Schools

Increasing Returns on Investment in Data Systems: Lessons Learned from Recipients of IES Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grants

Zero Tolerance: An Update, 2006

A Look at Tennessee's Charter Schools

State Profile: Tennessee

The Education Improvement Act: A Progress Report

Tennessee’s Graduation Exams: Past, Present, and Future

Teaching to Empty Desks: The Effects of Truancy in Tennessee Schools

Elected vs. Appointed Superintendents: Questions and Answers, A Legislative Briefing Paper

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