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7 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Equitable access to highly effective teachers for Tennessee students . Retrieved December 6 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / equitable _ access _ web _ 3-29-16 . pdf .
8 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Chronic absenteeism in Tennessee ’ s early grades . Retrieved November 14 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / rpt _ chronic _ absenteeism _ early _ grades . pdf .
9 https :// www . tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / rpt _ chronic _ absenteeism _ early _ grades . pdf .
1 Leithwood , K ., Louis , K . S ., Anderson , S ., & Wahlstrom , K . ( 2004 ). How leadership influences student learning . The Wallace Foundation . Retrieved December 8 , 2016 from http :// www . wallacefoundation . org / knowledge-center / Documents / How-Leadership-Influences-Student-Learning . pdf .
2 US Chamber of Commerce . ( 2007 ). Leaders and laggards : A state-by-state report card on educational effectiveness . Retrieved December 8 , 2016 from https :// www . uschamber . com / sites / default / files / 2007- _ us-chamber-leaders-and-laggards . pdf .
3 Education Week . ( 2016 ). Called to account : New directions in school accountability — Tennessee state highlights . Retrieved from http :// www . edweek . org / media / ew / qc / 2016 / shr / 16shr . tn . h35 . pdf .
4 National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition . ( n . d .) Tennessee Title III State Profile . Retrieved November 18 , 2016 from http :// www . ncela . us / t3sis / Tennessee . php .
5 Tatter , G . ( 2016 , December 14 ). TNReady scores are down across the state , but they ’ re especially down in Memphis . Chalkbeat Tennessee . Retrieved December 14 , 2016 from http :// www . chalkbeat . org / posts / tn / 2016 / 12 / 13 / tnready-scores-are-down-across-thestate-but-theyre-especially-down-in-memphis /.
10 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Voices from the classroom : Results from the 2016 Tennessee Educator Survey . Retrieved November 12 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / data _ survey _ report _ 2016 . pdf .
11 Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research , ( 2016 ). Economic benefits of postsecondary credentials . http :// cber . haslam . utk . edu / tned / post2ndbenefits . pdf .
12 Tennessee Higher Education Commission . ( 2016 ).
13 Higher Ed for Higher Standards . ( 2016 ). Precollege interventions help increase college readiness , Reduce Remediation . Retrieved December 15 , 2016 from http :// higheredforhigherstandards . org / wp-content / uploads / 2016 / 12 / AlignmentBrief _ TN- SAILS _ 12142016 . pdf .
14 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). State Report Card . Retrieved December 13 , 2016 from https :// www . measuretn . gov : 444 / ReportCard / Main / CurrentReportCard #/.
15 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 , August 3 ). Tennessee Department of Education announces ACT senior retake opportunity . Retrieved November 18 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / education / news / 44507 # sthash . s4wLCxi2 . dpuf .
16 Leithwood , et al . ( 2004 ).
17 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Retrieved September 4 , 2016 . https :// www . tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / data _ survey _ report _ 2016 . pdf .
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