Tennessee

Help us fill the shelves at Westwood High School with essential classroom supplies this Spring!  Chuck Hutton Toyota’s Spring Break School Supply Drive for Westwood High School (WHS) begins February 14, 2024 and ends March 15 to coincide with the end of spring break. Partners for the drive are Mempops and Growlers. The community is

Join The Education Trust – Tennessee for a Gearing Up Advocacy Training on how to meaningfully tell your story when engaging with elected officials and integrating your stories into advocacy campaigns that mobilizes your community to act. We will be joined by RALLY, a national advocacy organization, who will provide an overview of the importance

In early February, Governor Lee will deliver his annual State of the State address and unveil his priorities for the year and his recommendations for the 2024 – 2025 budget. Tennessee’s budget is one of the most significant pieces of public policy our governor and the Tennessee General Assembly tackle each year. Yet understanding what’s

Join The Education Trust – Tennessee for a Gearing Up Advocacy Training to learn how to engage youth in legislative advocacy. This training will discuss best practices on engaging youth in advocacy, how to address barriers organizations face when trying to integrate youth voice into advocacy efforts, and hear directly from students and organizations on

Join The Education Trust – Tennessee for a Gearing Up Advocacy Training on how to identify key legislators for advocacy efforts, effectively schedule and plan legislative meetings, and build meaningful relationships with legislators. Attendees will learn how to “power map”, meaning identify who has power to influence a specific issue, at the local & state

Join the Education Trust – Tennessee to learn about Governor Lee’s effort to expand vouchers across Tennessee. Our panelists will break down the differences between vouchers and education savings accounts, review the proposed voucher legislation in TN, and explore the fiscal implications for districts and for the state. We will also hear from advocates in

Join The Education Trust – Tennessee to prepare and stay in the know for this upcoming legislative session. Attendees will get the inside scoop on the 113th Tennessee General Assembly, education committees and leaders, and hear directly from state legislators on the potential issues that will arise this session. We’ll share helpful advocacy tools, review

Stand for Children, Memphis for All, Memphis Artists for Change, Memphis Community Against Pollution, and partners invite emerging and experienced community organizers for a day of workshops to network and build skills. We’re excited for this chance to learn, refresh, and strategize together ahead of 2024, which promises to be a big year of opportunities for

Join our upcoming live demo to see how Possip helps retain staff by encouraging communication through Possip’s Pulse Check (quick text or email surveys).    Register here!

Join us for this Possip Event where we will analyze nationwide staff feedback, explore factors influencing job satisfaction, and share tactics for a supportive work culture.   Register here!

Possip Live Demo: Learn how you’ll be able to strengthen your community with the insights and praise from your staff, families and students with Possip!   Register here for our live demo. 

Higher Education is a crucial lever to ensuring economic mobility for all Tennesseans, but the rising cost of attending college threatens this promise of equal opportunity, particularly for students from economically vulnerable backgrounds. Tennessee has an opportunity to drive more students towards a postsecondary credential through a financial aid system that acknowledges the economic and

Language doesn’t have to be a barrier to engaging families in your school or district. Learn what Possip has learned about differences and similarities in how families with primary languages other than English engage with their child’s school. And join us in imagining future possibilities for even more meaningful engagement in the future!

Today, one out of ten K-12 students in Tennessee is Latino. It is also estimated that Tennessee’s Latino population is expected to grow the fastest of all ethnic groups, expanding by nearly 400,000 people by 2040. Join The Education Trust–Tennessee for an important conversation to explore national and state trends related to Latino student success,

Possip helps over 1,400 school and district leaders across the nation build stronger cultures by elevating the voices of their diverse stakeholders. Since 2017, Possip has collected and analyzed over 1.65M Pulse Check™ survey responses in the preferred language of staff, families, students, and others served by government programs or services. Join our live demo

Possip helps over 1,400 school and district leaders across the nation build stronger cultures by elevating the voices of their diverse stakeholders. Since 2017, Possip has collected and analyzed over 1.65M Pulse Check™ survey responses in the preferred language of staff, families, students, and others served by government programs or services. Join our live demo

Possip helps over 1,400 school and district leaders across the nation build stronger cultures by elevating the voices of their diverse stakeholders. Since 2017, Possip has collected and analyzed over 1.65M Pulse Check™ survey responses in the preferred language of staff, families, students, and others served by government programs or services. Join our live demo

Join us for a dive deep into the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States impacting race-conscious affirmative action. This webinar will provide an overview of the history of affirmative action, the SCOTUS decision’s impact on campus diversity, and the educational short-term and long-term implications for Tennessee. Additionally, we will discuss best

This event will serve as an opportunity for students to interact with state lawmakers, discuss legislation, and strategize for the next legislative session. Additionally, practitioners who work alongside youth will be able to learn more about the political process and how to best serve as an ally to students when they exercise their voice. 

Join the Tennessee Coalition for Truth in Our Classrooms for a briefing and discussion on the new censorship laws that passed in the Tennessee General Assembly in 2023, and how educators, students and community members have been affected and are responding. The ACLU of Tennessee will guide attendees in understanding the content and legal implications of the censorship

Join The Education Trust – Tennessee to review the latest updates on 3rd and 4th-grade retention. We will dig into what we know about Tennessee’s new 2023 retention law and share critical next steps for students, families, educators, and advocates. We’ll be joined by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance, who will present their findings on

Every year, over 200 bills are filed each legislative session that directly impact students in Tennessee. Do you want to learn what these bills are and what you can do about them? Join The Education Trust in Tennessee to get the inside scoop on the 113th Tennessee General Assembly, education committees and leaders, and hear

Join The Education Trust in Tennessee as we celebrate the culmination of our Thrive Community of Practice and Fellows Program. This half-day convening includes the release of our report, Thriving Together Tennessee: Discovering Innovative Pathways for College Success, a youth participatory action research project, and student-moderated panel conversations with: Wil Del Pilar, Vice-President of Higher

Join The Education Trust in Tennessee and the Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance on Tuesday, September 27 from 9-11 am CST for the release of their report; “Represented: Increasing Teacher Diversity in Tennessee’s Educator Preparation Providers.” Guest speakers include: Dr. Candice McQueen, President of Lipscomb University Dr. Jason Grissom, Faculty Director at the Tennessee Education

Far too often, adults speak on behalf of students, instead of with them. At The Education Trust in Tennessee, we believe in centering the experiences of young people and actively engaging them is an integral part of our education advocacy strategy. Are you looking for ways to more meaningfully engage students in your work? This

Man Up will hold our 5th annual Signing Day. We will also be celebrating over 100+ men in the program. We will be holding the event this Saturday at Loflin Yard from 12pm-2pm. Feel free to circulate this flyer within your network. This event is open to the public and anyone interested in learning more

The Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA), the State’s newly passed state funding formula, will impact approximately $9 Billion in state and local education funding starting in 2024. While TISA’s passage is historic and an important milestone for Tennessee’s schools and students, advocates still have important work to do, TISA’s language delegates critical decisions to the rulemaking process, including

If you haven’t heard, Ultimate Recess is a time where Teach901 celebrates your excellent investment into Memphis students! On May 6th from 5-8p at Grind City Brewing, we are setting time out to celebrate YOU with a Happy Hour to conclude National Teacher Appreciation Week! We are so thankful for you investing into Memphis’ future.

Join the Tennessee Coalition for Truth in Our Classrooms in discussing the anti-truth/censorship bills that have passed through the Tennessee General Assembly this legislative session. The ACLU of Tennessee will guide community members in understanding what they need to know regarding the content and legal implications of two new censorship bills impacting K-12 school library policies, and restricting diversity, equity and

Join Possip for a quick, 30-minute virtual session featuring trends and insights from a year’s worth of feedback and praise from parents, school staff, and students!

Join us for our live demo to showcase the services we can provide to schools and districts! Possip gathers feedback from families, students, and staff using quick, multi-lingual, text message surveys.   Let us do the work of gathering the feedback from your school communities, so you can focus on meeting them where they are!

The Education Trust in Tennessee, The Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance, and the Tennessee Education Association invite you to a webinar to learn about new research by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA) at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College that reveals that Black and male teachers in Tennessee have received lower observation scores than White and