2026 Tennessee Educator Survey Snapshot: Military Readiness

The 2026 Tennessee Educator Survey Snapshots offer quick, accessible insights from educators on some of the most important issues in our schools—including artificial intelligence, cell phone policies, student discipline, match curriculum and supports, career and technical education, early career teachers, teacher evaluation and retention, and more. These one-pagers highlight what teachers are seeing and experiencing right now, providing valuable perspective to inform conversations about policy and practice across the state.

• Key Insight #1: Nearly 9 in 10 CTE teachers agree or strongly agree that military personnel are welcomed into their schools to share information with students. Agreement is high across school locale type, with the highest agreement (90%) in rural schools.
• Key Insight #2: Over 85% of CTE teachers in rural and town schools agree that their students have access to information about careers in the military and that their school promotes military careers.
• Key Insight #3: High school counselors estimate that about 5% of their school’s seniors are heading towards military careers.