Reports on Education and Workforce
Reports and links by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)
"Tennessee College-Going & the Class of 2023" See Report- "Momentum Year 2023" Click here
- "TN Promise Annual Report 2023" See Report
- "Tennessee College Going and the Class of 2022: Continuing Momentum" See report.
- "College Going and the Class of 2021" See report.
- "Improving the Pipeline for Tennessee's Workforce" See report.
- County profiles on Interactive TN map. Click here.
- CollegeforTN See website
Reports and links by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR)
- Data dashboard showing employment and earnings for graduates of community colleges and TCATs in Tennessee: Click here and summary of key outcomes: Click here
- Data dashboards for TN community colleges, Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology, TN high school pipelines, Early Postsecondary Opportunities (for example, dual enrollment), and college data profiles. See website.
- TBR News Updates. See website.
Holistic Credit Mobility Resources
- "Holistic Credit Mobility Strategies in Action" by Ithaka S+R: See article
Reports by the Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE)
https://tnscore.org
- "Higher Ed By the Numbers: The Tennessee Postsecondary Data Map" Link to SCORE website with interactive map. See report
"Building a Brighter Future: 2024 State of Education in Tennessee" See report- "2023 State of Education in Tennessee" See report
- "The High Demand for Durable Skills" See report
- "Building a Vision for Early Postsecondary Opportunities" See report
- "Going Higher: Recommendations for Increasing Postsecondary Completion and Student Success in Tennessee" See report
- "Using Data and Driving Innovation for the Future of Work" See report
Report by Sallie Mae
- "How America Completes College" (2022). See report
Reports by Education Strategy Group
- "Stackability Guide: Building Credential Connections Within Institutions" See report
- "Ensuring Equitable Postsecondary Transitions" (2022). See benchmarking tool
Information from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- Occupations in Demand in Northeast Tennessee: Click here
Report on Dual Enrollment
- The Aspen Institute's "The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students" See report onlineOr click here for pdf: Dual Enrollment Playbook
Report from Strada Education Foundation
- Strada's State Opportunity Index. Click here
- Strada's State Opportunitiy Index analysis of Tennessee: Click here
Report from the Lumina Foundation
- Lumina Foundation: A Stronger Nation: Click here
- Lumina Foundation's analysis of Tennessee: Click here
Report from the National Rural Education Association
- NREA's "Why Rural Matters": See website and See report
Link to Think Tennessee: Data on the State of Our Counties
Link to Georgetown University's
Center on Education and the Workforce
- Report on "Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements through 2031":
Click here for webpage. or Click here for pdf of the report. - Click here for the report on job projections by state. Information on Tennessee appears on page 184.