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My wife introduced this commencement speech to me a few years back. Since then, I post it every May. It's a must read (originally posted here:...
The U.S. Department of Education awarded the Tennessee Higher Education Commission a $29.5 million grant to increase the number of low-income students enrolling and succeeding in postsecondary...
A low-income/first-generation high school graduate with a 3.6 grade point average appears at a selective private college to sign up for classes. When the administration looks up her...
By Krissy DeAlejandro, Executive Director, tnAchieves
I am a first-generation college graduate. In fact, I am one of very few from my mother’s family to...
COLLEGE COST CALCULATOR (CLICK HERE)
It is easier to read ancient hieroglyphics...
For my eleven year old son’s birthday, I decided to stare into the abyss and calculate the future cost of college upon his graduation from high school in 2019. Of all people, I should...
The state of Tennessee, along with many other states around the country, is leading unprecedented K-12 and higher education change efforts. The energy, investments, and opportunities are historic...
I had two career choices when I was a teenager. I either wanted to be a ninja assassin spy of the James Bond type or play first base for the Chicago Cubs. Obviously, these were not...
by Anderson Williams
Audience Member: So, let’s say you have a class full of 10th graders and all of them are in danger of dropping out of high...
My colleagues and I are in the midst of launching the Tennessee College Access and Success Network. But, you might have heard, “it’s football time in Tennessee”!
It is...