Securing Economic Opportunity Tennesseans for Student Success has begun the 2021 legislative session by introducing our policy priorities and how they improve outcomes and equity for students Read... more
Tennessee Literacy Now This week, the Tennessee General Assembly is convening for a special legislative session on education At TSS, we’re advocating for the passage of long-overdue strategies... more
Tennessee Literacy Now TSS today announced a new campaign to promote childhood literacy improvements and work with the Tennessee General Assembly to advocate for the passage of long-overdue... more
TSS Wishes You a Happy New Year! 2020 has been an unforgettable year – in some of the most unexpected, tragic, and surprising ways It’s easy to eagerly begin to turn a new leaf and charge... more
SCORE’s State of Education in TN Report Last week, our friends at the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE), released their 11th annual report that reflects on the state of... more
A Thanksgiving Message From TSS President & CEO Adam Lister 2020 has undoubtedly been a year nobody anticipated From tornadoes ripping across the state to a pandemic that has impacted almost... more
Celebrating Our Tristar Reads Winners & Team Leaders! TSS announced the winners of Tristar Reads, our annual reading scholarship competition for Tennessee students grades K-12 last week Tristar... more
Tennessee COVID-19 Update Please see the following update from Governor Lee’s press conference last Wednesday: Governor Lee signed Executive Order 65 which extends Tennessee’s State of... more
Recognizing Tristar Reads Middle School Winner We’re proud to announce the middle school division winner of our 2020 Tristar Reads summer reading competition Congratulations to Sarah Collier!... more
A Letter From TSS President & CEO As October is a significant month for Tennessee, I wanted to make you aware of a few things TSS will be recognizing Most importantly, today is the deadline for... more
Tennessee COVID-19 Update The following updates are from Governor Bill Lee’s press conference last Thursday: The Department of Education announced that 90% of districts have submitted data... more
TSS New Staff Alert Over the past few months, we’ve had a few additions to the TSS staff to introduce to you Meet Jack Minor, Senior Director of Strategy and Advocacy and Alice Ball, Executive... more