Annual Joint Report on Pre-Kindergarten through Higher Education in Tennessee, 2010

Overview & Synopsis

This report complies with the requirements established in T.C.A. (Tennessee Code Annotated) Section 49-1-302(a)(10). The act directs the State Board of Education and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to provide a report to the Governor and General Assembly, all public schools, and institutions of higher learning and their respective boards. This report is to include, but not to be limited to, a discussion of the following four areas: (1) The extent of duplication in elementary-secondary and postsecondary education; (2) The extent of compatibility in high school graduation requirements and admission requirements of postsecondary institutions; (3) The extent to which respective master plans of the board and the higher education commission are being fulfilled; and (4) The extent to which state needs in public education are being met as determined by such board and commission. Appendices include: (1) Tennessee High School Graduation Requirements; and (2) Minimum High School Course Requirements for Regular Undergraduate Admission to Tennessee Public Higher Education Institutions. (Contains 4 footnotes.)