The "Annual Joint Report on 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, the General Assembly, all public schools, and postsecondary institutions and their respective boards. This report includes, but is not limited to, discussion of four areas: (1) state needs in public education; (2) fulfillment of the SBE and THEC's respective master plans; (3) duplication in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education; and (4) compatibility of high school graduation requirements and admission requirements of postsecondary institutions. This year's report focuses on the state's current needs in K-16 education, and how the SBE and THEC are attempting, through each agency's master plan to deliver results in these priority areas. [For the 2016 report, see ED590021.]