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Our Priorities
Tennessee’s Education Foundation Needs Repair
A strong early education foundation, birth through 3rd grade, is the key to academic achievement, workforce success, and economic prosperity.
That’s why we’re deeply concerned that two-thirds of Tennessee’s third graders are not proficient in reading and math.
TQEE is a nonpartisan coalition of Tennesseans fighting to remedy that.
Our Poll
Tennesseans across party lines agree: Early Education is Key
2021 Tennessee Early Education Poll
Lend Your Voice to Help Shape Tennesee's Future
TQEE is a bipartisan coalition of Tennesseans fighting to ensure our children get the quality early education they need to power our state's future.
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Recent Articles
Leaders We Trust
In my 20 years as a pastor, I have experienced the meaningful impact of quality child care and Pre-K. We have a moral responsibility to provide these opportunities to allow our children to escape poverty.
Keith Norman
Leaders We Trust
My work with high-quality teachers & programs has shown we need more, not less early education. We maintain a waiting list for our programs, which leaves no doubt of the need for quality pre-k programs.
Dr. Amy Doran
Leaders We Trust
Quality early education has the potential to change lives. An overwhelming amount of research supports investment in early education because of its impact on wages, crime and quality of life.
Larry Jensen
Leaders We Trust
I am proud to support the work of TQEE. Law enforcement leaders see firsthand and the research is clear that high-quality early learning programs set our children up for success and can steer kids away from crime.
David Rausch
Leaders We Trust
Recruiting new businesses to our region depends on a skilled workforce. Development of essential workforce skills begins in the earliest years of a child’s life when the brain is developing the most.
Rev. Kenneth Robinson, MD
Leaders We Trust
Recruiting new businesses to our region depends on a skilled workforce. Development of essential workforce skills begins in the earliest years of a child’s life when the brain is developing the most.
