Submitted by RLocker on November 2, 2026
TBR – The College System of Tennessee is launching Project RISE, an innovative effort designed to improve learning and classroom success for community college students enrolled in learning support courses. Funded by Ascendium Education Group, the project will pilot and evaluate a more intensive tutoring model at two Tennessee community colleges from Spring 2027 through Spring 2029.
Submitted by RLocker on November 12, 2025
A new report from the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) highlights a decade of transformative progress in student success at the state's community colleges, driven by reforms to academic support known as corequisite learning support.
Each year, two-thirds of incoming students at Tennessee community colleges are identified as academically underprepared in math, reading, or writing. These students often face barriers to success before they even begin credit-bearing coursework, making innovation in academic support a critical priority for the state’s colleges.
Submitted by RLocker on June 10, 2024
The Tennessee Board of Regents has awarded grants to three community colleges to foster innovation in corequisite learning support models to improve long-term student success. Corequisite learning support enables students to earn college credit while also receiving the additional support they need to be successful.
Selected through a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process, the colleges and their projects are:
