I had just started the eighth grade at my new middle school in a new school district. I was excited to start Algebra I; however, my new counselor had different plans for me. She placed me in Pre-Algebra because my report card did not state that I had taken the prerequisite class to Algebra I….
One afternoon in May, I rushed out of my middle school to interview for a summer fellow position at SCORE. Even though I had found someone to cover my after-school bus duty responsibilities, I was still running late because I was stopped by a student, then a parent, and then my principal. For any teacher…
Imagine a spider spinning a web. It begins with individual fibers, then works to strengthen them, carefully finishing with their connection. Across the state of Tennessee there are many strands of teacher leadership being spun. Amazing initiatives and programs have been put in place to reinforce them. What does it look like when these pieces…
This post is part of Coffee and Conversation, a monthly interview series that highlights impactful, interesting work affecting Tennessee education. Lori Paisley, executive director of Coordinated School Health at the Tennessee Department of Education, joined us to talk about her organization and how health and academic achievement are interconnected. The interview has been edited for…
A survey of likely voters in Tennessee’s 2018 gubernatorial primaries shows that education reform measures have broad support among Republicans and Democrats and that voters rank improving the quality of education as one of the top issues for the next governor. Results from the poll were released today by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, which…