The "Annual Joint Report of Pre-Kindergarten through Higher Education in Tennessee" complies with the requirements established in T.C.A. §49-1-302(a)(10). State law directs the State Board of Education (SBE) and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) to provide an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly, all public schools, and postsecondary institutions and their respective boards. This report includes, but is not limited to, a discussion of the following four areas: (1) minimizing duplication; (2) compatibility; (3) state needs in education; and (4) master plan fulfillment. This year's report focuses on the state's current needs in K-16 education and how SBE and THEC are attempting, respectively, through each organization's master plan, to deliver on these priority areas. This edition of the "Joint Report" is published at a time of transition that is significant in terms of education policy. Changes in executive leadership have recently occurred at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, the State Board of Education, and the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE). [For the 2015 report, see ED590020.]