With current and proposed changes to federal spending, how might these changes impact Tennessee? The post Video: Potential Federal Funding Changes for Tennessee in 2025 appeared first on The Sycamore Institute.| The Sycamore Institute
The Sycamore Institute recently welcomed Robin Yeh to our full-time staff as our Policy Director. The post Meet the Staff: Robin Yeh appeared first on The Sycamore Institute.| The Sycamore Institute
The U.S. Census Bureau released new data in September 2025 on income, poverty, education, housing status, and health insurance coverage from 2024. The post 2024 Census Data on Education, Income, Health Insurance, and Housing in Tennessee appeared first on The Sycamore Institute.| The Sycamore Institute
It’s the end of September, and Sycamore was invited to partner with Governor Haslam and Governor Bredesen's podcast, You Might Be Right, along with two other think tanks, the Beacon Center and Think Tennessee, for a live recording yesterday. Keep an eye out for the upcoming episode! The post The Scoop: You Might Be Right appeared first on The Sycamore Institute.| The Sycamore Institute
The Sycamore Institute was honored this month to receive a top award for its work on youth mental health from NAMI Tennessee, the state affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The Mental Health Leadership Award recognizes a changemaker whose leadership has advanced mental health advocacy, policy, or systems-level change across Tennessee.| The Sycamore Institute
As of August 31, 2025, Tennessee had collected about 7% of the $21.9 billion in total budgeted revenue for FY 2026. The post Tennessee Tax Revenue Tracker for FY 2026 appeared first on The Sycamore Institute.| The Sycamore Institute
A widening gap between housing supply and demand is creating a significant burden on families across Tennessee.| The Sycamore Institute
The Sycamore Institute, an independent and nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee, announced today the appointment of Beth Harwell and Garnett Decosimo to its board. The post Harwell and Decosimo Join the Sycamore Institute’s Board appeared first on The Sycamore Institute.| The Sycamore Institute
It’s August, and as students head back to school, read this heartwarming story of how a Tennessee teacher changed a struggling homeless student's life, and how TikTok reunited them two decades later. The post The Scoop: A Teacher’s Impact appeared first on The Sycamore Institute.| The Sycamore Institute
This interactive dashboard enables Tennesseans to better understand the scope of federal safety net programs in their communities, providing the most recent county-level data on enrollment and total expenditures for several key public assistance programs. The post Federal Safety Net Programs in Tennessee appeared first on The Sycamore Institute.| The Sycamore Institute
Compared to the FY 2025 enacted budget, Gov. Lee’s budget reflects January’s special session spending and proposes new spending for FYs 2025-2026—funded mainly by previously unallocated recurring revenues, a large FY 2024 surplus, and new FY 2026 revenue growth.| The Sycamore Institute
Tennessee has five categories of private schools — each with different accreditation and approval standards and requirements for curriculum, testing, and teacher qualifications.| The Sycamore Institute
Tennessee’s 95 counties continued to experience significant differences in income levels, poverty rates, educational attainment, and health insurance status in 2019-2023.| The Sycamore Institute
As introduced, Gov. Lee’s proposed special session legislation would require at least $917.6 million, not including any amounts related to immigration enforcement actions. Policymakers likely have at least $1.7 billion in non-recurring and as much as $1.2 billion in recurring General Fund resources available in FYs 2025 and 2026, respectively.| The Sycamore Institute
The Sycamore Institute recently welcomed Josiah Hoss to our full-time staff as our Policy Analyst.| The Sycamore Institute
To earn a degree, students must cover the costs of school and life, which remain the single largest barrier to post-secondary enrollment and completion. This report explains how students cover those costs and the challenges of financing a post-secondary education.| The Sycamore Institute
Housing is a key driver of individual and family well-being and an important component of thriving communities.| The Sycamore Institute
As of July 31, 2025, Tennessee had collected about 101% of the $21.9 billion in total budgeted revenue for FY 2025.| The Sycamore Institute
