Drive to 55 Tennessee

Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced Thursday that 74 Tennessee high schools are leading the way in the state to become the first to receive a pathways certification from the Tennessee Department of Education. This certification recognizes strong alignment between high school programs of study offered, postsecondary partners, and high-quality employment opportunities in their region. The […]

It’s never been easy to earn a college degree. For older students who spent their prime years raising families and working as many as several jobs, getting that degree is even harder. However, the state of Tennessee is trying to increase the number of college graduates in the state. Tennessee Reconnect is the state’s initiative […]

For Jessica Quinton, life happened. With eight hours of college credit earned, the Morristown East graduate left college to pursue other endeavors. However, a college education was never far from her mind. Then life happened again. Ovarian cancer took over her body and left her with another fight to engage in. “I got Stage III […]

One of Nashville’s newest corporate recruits is chipping in for a recently launched program to build Nashville’s talent pipeline. This week, the mayor’s office announced a slate of donations to Nashville Getting Results by Advancing Degrees (GRAD), the city-sponsored program designed to cover the costs of community college not included under the state’s Tennessee Promise and […]

Tennessee Promise students in Knox County will now have access to additional financial aid and mentoring through a new program, announced on Wednesday. Knox Promise, a pilot program for Tennessee Promise-eligible students, aims to increase the number of Knox County college graduates by providing need-based grants, a textbook stipend, a coach to support students in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com)- More than 1,400 degrees were given out during Southwest Tennessee Community College’s graduation on Saturday. The graduation included about 175 students who were part of the “TN Reconnect” program started by former Governor Bill Haslam in 2017.   The program established Tennessee as the first state in the nation to offer tuition-free community […]

A family emergency forced Amanda Beth Cagle to leave Walters State in 2007, just a semester short of earning an associate of applied science degree in respiratory care. Cagle came back in 2017 and will graduate Saturday as the top respiratory care student, becoming a living example of why one should never give up on […]

The University of Memphis is launching the Access Memphis initiative to make secondary education more affordable to students from households that earn under $50,000 per year. For the fall semester of 2018, 25 percent of the first-time freshmen class, or 620 students, came from households with an income of $50,000 or less. These students are […]

The recent release of Complete Tennessee’s State of Higher Education in Tennessee report made me think about the goal of true education. My thoughts are shaped by my educational background in higher and adult education and the quote by Martin Luther King Jr. (said while he was a student at my alma mater, Morehouse College): […]

These are good times for Tennessee’s economy, and Hamilton County is a key contributor to the state’s growth and prosperity. Following the difficult days of the Great Recession, our community has emerged stronger than ever. New jobs are opening, and Chattanooga has earned international attention for efforts to support business development and spark innovation. Additionally, […]