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Four Tennessee Lawmakers Recognized as “Team Kid Heroes” for Supporting Education Policies

Education advocacy organization Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) recognized four state lawmakers for their leadership in education policy during the 2025 legislative session.

$Tennessee students still aren’t completely back to pre-pandemic levels on the Nation’s Report Card but they’re beating the national average$

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Tennessee students still aren’t completely back to pre-pandemic levels on the Nation’s Report Card but they’re beating the national average

Tennessee students outperformed the NAEP national average for proficiency in both subjects for both grades. Tennessee students have largely been below the national average in both subjects going back to 2003, with the exception of 2015 when fourth-graders exceeded the national average in math and eighth-graders exceeded it in reading.