Tennessee Archives
Free luncheon to recruit volunteers to support ACA open enrollment
Oct. 3, 2017—Come for a box lunch and hear how you can help others sign up for the Affordable Health Care Act.
‘Drive to 55’ is focus of new Vanderbilt research with UT-Knoxville
Jul. 17, 2017—Researchers at Vanderbilt are partnering with colleagues at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to research the effectiveness of initiatives developed under the state’s “Drive to 55” campaign.
Heart disease incidence down for men in Tennessee
Jun. 14, 2017—There's good and bad news in the new Tennessee Men's Health Report Card.
Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans cooling on Trump, favor ACA provisions
May. 30, 2017—The Vanderbilt Poll surveyed a demographically representative sample of 1,000 Tennesseans about a variety of important issues related to state and federal government across two weeks in May, 2017.
Sick kids live longer, but brain function may suffer
May. 16, 2017—Survival rates continue to rise for children living with once-fatal chronic pediatric health conditions, but their survival comes at a cost.
Pre-K needs proper implementation and rigorous evaluation to succeed
Apr. 27, 2017—Mark Lipsey presented a pre-K consensus report, a joint effort by several institutions to inform lawmakers and other education thought leaders.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Next Steps graduation is April 26
Apr. 20, 2017—Five graduating students will be recognized at the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center for Education.
Teacher merit pay has merit: new report
Apr. 11, 2017—Teacher merit pay programs have been associated with a statistically significant positive effect on student outcomes.
VINSE outreach program reaches milestone
Mar. 29, 2017—The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering recently hosted its 100th group of Middle Tennessee high school students for a daylong field trip to the VINSE laboratories, giving the students hands-on experience in science and technology.
Vanderbilt Humphrey fellows to visit Dollywood, Vol State
Mar. 17, 2017—Vanderbilt’s eighth cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows will visit the Great Smoky Mountains and meet with colleagues at Vol State.
TN principal exam fails to predict success; hinders diversity efforts
Mar. 16, 2017—The SLLA may not be the right measure for hiring principals.
Teacher turnover rates critical in TN turnaround efforts
Feb. 14, 2017—Both ASD and IZone schools are recruiting effective teachers, but the iZone schools are doing a better job of retaining them.