One of the most exciting things about our work at SCORE is celebrating success in Tennessee schools and school districts. One of the most important parts of recognizing success includes sharing what works in improving student achievement with other schools and districts across the state. SCORE has just released Pathways to the Prize, two guidebooks…
We all know that there are dozens of factors that significantly impact student success. When we do just a bit of digging, we know that when it comes to in-school factors, effective teaching and leadership take the top spots in terms of influence on student outcomes. Whether in an organization, a church, a family, or…
What we do as educators is extremely important. Why? We are one of the few businesses that focus on the development of individuals, and the stakes are high because the future of our society is in our classrooms today.
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) announced today that Dr. Jared Bigham will join the organization as Director of College and Career Readiness and Teresa Wasson will join the organization as Deputy Director of Communications. Bigham and Wasson will enhance the organization’s college and career-readiness work, communicating about and advocating for Tennessee’s efforts to…
When I recently spoke to a group of high school juniors from East Tennessee about education reform, I asked a simple question: “How many of you have been consistently challenged academically throughout your schooling?” Not a single student raised her hand.