The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation just released its fourth edition of a report on education effectiveness and Governor Bill Haslam said though the state’s status in academic achievement is improving, there’s a significant amount of work still to come.
The national report uses 11 areas to analyze effectiveness, including academic achievement for low-income and minority students and workforce readiness.
The report does say Tennessee had more improvements in academic achievement than any other state between 2011 and 2013, but gave the state a D grade in Academic Achievement, based on scores in the National Assessment of Education Progress. The same was true for low income and minority students.
A score covering truth in reporting student proficiency rose from an F in 2007 to an A in this year’s report.
The state received a C in Post-secondary and Workforce Readiness, and also got failing grades in Technology and International Competitiveness, with 24 percent of students on par with their international peers in reading and math and inadequate access to high-quality options for digital learning.
A State-by-State Report Card on K–12 Educational Effectiveness
