Upper Cumberland educators gathered on campus recently to discuss partnerships that enhance learning from preschool through college at the annual Fall Education Conference. Tennessee Tech plays a key role in the state’s P-16 initiative, which was the theme of this year’s forum. The initiative’s goals are to improve student learning at all grade levels by strengthening the connections among pre-school, K-12 and higher education and to increase public awareness of the link between an educated citizenry and a healthy economy. FULL STORY