Our Policy Work Championing Higher Standards Helping students reach their full potential. Fair and Quality Learning Measurements Quality assessments that show the path to improvement. Transparent Reporting to build trust Holding stakeholders accountable to ensure student success. Innovating in education Keeping the focus on growing student opportunities. Workforce Readiness Preparing students for the real world — and a successful future.
Initiatives Tristar Reads Scholarship program to encourage summer reading. Teachers for Student Success Empowering teachers to advocate for stronger schools. Tennesseans for Students Success Action Putting education at the forefront of political campaigns. Quality Charter Review Expert analysis of proposed public charter schools. TN SuccessCard How TN leaders are voting on education legislation. 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate Tracker The latest from the 2026 campaign trail.
Impact Impact Report What we’ve accomplished, and how.
Who We Are Our Team Strategic problem-solvers eager to help Tennessee students.
Our Policy Work Championing Higher Standards Helping students reach their full potential. Fair and Quality Learning Measurements Quality assessments that show the path to improvement. Transparent Reporting to build trust Holding stakeholders accountable to ensure student success. Innovating in education Keeping the focus on growing student opportunities. Workforce Readiness Preparing students for the real world — and a successful future.
Initiatives Tristar Reads Scholarship program to encourage summer reading. Teachers for Student Success Empowering teachers to advocate for stronger schools. Tennesseans for Students Success Action Putting education at the forefront of political campaigns. Quality Charter Review Expert analysis of proposed public charter schools. TN SuccessCard How TN leaders are voting on education legislation. 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate Tracker The latest from the 2026 campaign trail.
Impact Impact Report What we’ve accomplished, and how.
Who We Are Our Team Strategic problem-solvers eager to help Tennessee students.
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Impact

Impact is a core value at Tennesseans for Student Success. 

Our team focuses on doing work that consistently advances progress toward our goals, has a measurable result, and produces lasting positive outcomes for Tennessee kids. For the first time, Tennessee is ranked in the top half of states for student achievement in math and reading. Celebrating these gains, our work continues as we push our state to be a gold standard for the rest of the nation.

 

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89%

Election Win Rate

Since 2020, we have helped elect more than 50 education-focused candidates to public office, winning nearly nine in 10 of the races in which we engage. Learn more about this work here.

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12,000+

new Public Charter School Seats

Since 2020, 12,000 new high-quality public school opportunities have been created for Tennessee students.

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300,000+

Individual Voter IDs

We have IDed and surveyed hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans to build proprietary data models around education reform support, maximizing our financial efficiency and impact.

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13,000+

Advocates Engaged

Elevating the voices of Tennessee parents and students, we have connected 13,000 advocates across Tennessee to their lawmakers to help pass policies that support education improvements.

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Top 7

New Engagements

Tennessee Firefly Has One of the Largest New Followings in the State

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2025 Impact Report

In 2025, we celebrated multiple important wins for public charter schools in the Tennessee General Assembly and the protection of foundational education policies that enabled our students to outperform the national average in math and reading for the first time on the “Nation’s Report Card.”

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The Story of TSS

We’ve been at this game since 2014. As a 501(c)(4) organization, we’re proud to advance education in Tennessee through advocacy, government relations, and political impact. Ours is a crew of strategic problem-solvers that approaches each day with an eagerness to improve the lives of Tennessee students. Despite the changing landscape, we aim to be bolder as we move forward, and to build on our strengths in order to achieve sustainable impact.

Our Initiatives

Tristar Reads

TSS awards scholarships to K–12 students for logging summer reading.
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Teachers for Student Success

TSS works to empower teachers to advocate for bettering student outcomes.
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Tennesseans for Student Success Action

Tennesseans for Student Success Action has supported 50+ candidate victories for candidates who put Tennessee students first.
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Quality Charter Review

TSS evaluates public charter school applications to ensure the highest quality and student focus.
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TN SuccessCard

TSS tracks education legislation and how legislators vote to provide transparency and accountability.
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TN Firefly

The Tennessee Firefly holds one of the largest news readerships in the state.
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