Tennessee

Key Information

The core standards for K-12 are located in Academic Standards.
Tennessee does not have Library Media standards.
Academic Standards > School Counseling Model (2016 r2023) is a combination of Personal Development, Social Emotional Learning, and Workplace Skills standards.
Tennessee adopted WIDA (English Language Learning).

Adoption Pipeline

Adoptions anticipated for 2025-2026:

Academic Standards > Fine Arts (2025)
Academic Standards > English Language Development (2025)
Academic Standards > English Language Arts (2026)

Adoptions in 2025:

Social and Personal Competencies Resource Guide > Social and Personal Competencies (2025)

Relationships Among Documents

Relationships exist between the documents below. Please note that the type of relationship varies, and the relationships do not necessarily imply official adoption.

Tennessee > Academic Standards > English Language Arts (2016 r2018)	National > Common Core State Standards (CCSS) > English Language Arts/Literacy (2010)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Mathematics (2021 r2022)	National > Common Core State Standards (CCSS) > Mathematics (2010)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Mathematics (2021 r2022)	Tennessee > Academic Standards > Mathematics (2016 r2018)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Science (2022)	Tennessee > Academic Standards > Science (2016)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Science (2022)	National > NGSS Arranged by Disciplinary Core Idea (DCI) > Science (2013)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Science (2022)	National > NGSS Science & Engineering Practices Appendix F > Science (2013)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Science (2022)	National > NGSS Crosscutting Concepts Matrix (Appendix G) > Science (2013)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Science (2016)	National > NGSS Crosscutting Concepts Matrix (Appendix G) > Science (2013)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Science (2016)	National > NGSS Science & Engineering Practices Science and Engineering Practices Appendix F > Science (2013)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Social Studies (2024)	Tennessee > Academic Standards > Social Studies (2017 r2018)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Media Arts (2016)	National Coalition for Core Arts Standards > National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) > Media Arts (2014)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Health Education and Lifetime Wellness (2023 r2024)	Tennessee > Academic Standards > Health Education and Lifetime Wellness (2016)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Physical Education (2023 r2024)	Tennessee > Academic Standards > Physical Education (2016)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > World Languages (2024)	Tennessee > Academic Standards > World Languages (2017)
Tennessee > Social and Personal Competencies Resource Guide > Social and Personal Competencies (2025)	Tennessee > Social and Personal Competencies Resource Guide > Social and Personal Competencies (2017 r2022)
Tennessee > Academic Standards > Career and Technical Education Personal Finance (2023)	Tennessee > Academic Standards > Personal Finance - 2015 r2020

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