People are talking about tech in Tennessee schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Colored by whether it leans in or pulls back on balance, shaded by how loud the conversation is.
More pulling backMore leaning inEven
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
| No. | State | Mark | Band |
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State report
Tennessee
About 986k students · 79 districts checked65
LoudRank 28 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 26 signals in 22 events
Where the volume comes from
Loudest districts in Tennessee
Latest across Tennessee
- Memphis-Shelby accepts state cybersecurity grant for 16,000 CrowdStrike licenses
- Bedford County TN tech staff urge two student laptop orders this year
- Tennessee AG discusses Meta teen Instagram case and child-safety funds
- Washington County TN board renews BrainPOP and PowerSchool subscriptions
- K-5 digital device policy set for second reading vote
- Coffee County TN rolls out Opengate weapons detection at high school
- Hechinger: Khanmigo added no measurable benefit in Tennessee middle school study
- Lakeland TN board hears internet safety report; only 'School AI' approved
Research coverage
We've checked 79 of 142 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not silent. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
Tennessee districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County School District | 46 | Lively | 4 |
| Coffee County School District | 25 | Audible | 1 |
| Bradley County School District | 22 | Audible | 1 |
| Sullivan County School District | 21 | Audible | 1 |
| Cumberland County School District | 20 | Audible | 1 |
| Anderson County School District | 17 | Quiet | 1 |
| Hamilton County School District | 17 | Quiet | 1 |
| Kingsport City School District | 17 | Quiet | 1 |
| Wilson County School District | 16 | Quiet | 1 |
| Johnson City School District | 15 | Quiet | 1 |
| Warren County School District | 15 | Quiet | 1 |
| Collierville School District | 14 | Quiet | 1 |
| Bedford County School District | 11 | Quiet | 1 |
| Putnam County School District | 7 | Quiet | 1 |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public School District | 4 | Quiet | 2 |
| Lakeland School System District | 0 | Silent | 1 |
| Washington County School District | 0 | Silent | 1 |
We also checked 62 other districts in Tennessee and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States leaning in on balance
States pulling back on balance