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Ninth grade is a make-or-break year for students, and we’re excited to celebrate Tennessee ninth grade success with HB 1295!. If a student ends ninth grade “on-track,” meaning having successfully completed at least a quarter of the credits needed to graduate, they are 3-4 times more likely to graduate on time than their off-track peers. This session,\u00a0our Center for High School Success team advocated for HB 1295<\/a>, which would invest in targeted 9th grade student success supports, and it passed almost unanimously! This new investment will increase awareness of best practices to support 9th grade success across Tennessee, which will allow schools to set up systems that help our students finish their freshmen year on track and ultimately improve graduation rates throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HB 1295 was one of the 2023 winners of EdTrust TN’s Ten for Tennessee award, and CHSS’ important work to increase freshmen on-track rates is featured on our website<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ninth grade is a make-or-break year for students, and we’re excited to celebrate Tennessee ninth grade success with HB 1295!. If a student ends ninth grade “on-track,” meaning having successfully completed at least a quarter of the credits needed to graduate, they are 3-4 times more likely to graduate on time than their off-track peers. 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