“Tennessee shines at the top of the rankings in today’s Education Scorecard release, as public schools have achieved the rank of #1 state in the nation in math proficiency increases and the #3 state in reading proficiency increases from 2022-2025,” TennesseeCAN Executive Director Chelsea Crawford said in a release. “This is a major accomplishment that will have life-changing impacts for students and indicates Tennessee’s K-12 education policies and investments to improve student outcomes are working.”