1. Education Policy Overview TICUA GRANTS WORKSHOP MAY 31, 2012

2. Today is a time of major convergence in the education policy landscape with many national and state players all working together in new ways on several key issues.

3. Education Policy Areas of Focus K-12 Student Evaluation and Value Added Evaluation Systems Teacher Evaluation Teacher Preparation Programs Alternative Teacher Licensing STEM Education Common Core Curriculum College and Career Readiness College Access Increasing Post-Secondary Attainment College Affordability Community College Prior Learning Assessments On-Line Learning Partnerships between the Education and Business Communities Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)

4. National Funders Lumina Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Kresge Foundation

5. Other National Policy Influencers Achieve  American Diploma Project Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career Common Core State Standards Initiative Compete College America National Governors Association State Higher Education Executive Officers Council of Chief State School Officers National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

6. Statewide Initiatives Race to the Top/First to the Top Complete College Tennessee  TN Transfer Pathways  Reverse Articulation

7. TN Policy Influencers State Collaboration on Reforming Education Tennessee College Access and Success Network The Ayers Foundation Hyde Family Foundations Eastman Chemical Company Foundation Niswonger Foundation

8. Tennessee Higher Education Entities Tennessee Higher Education Commission University of Tennessee System Tennessee Board of Regents System Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association