Attention Tennessee students! It’s time to enter the next Students Rise to the Challenge Competition, a chance for you to speak out about the great learning that is happening every day in your classes, schools, and districts – and to win a $250 scholarship. Students know first-hand that their teachers are working hard to prepare…
Next week, we will announce the finalists for the SCORE Prize, which honors the Tennessee public schools and school districts that are leaders in student learning. But how does a school or school district get to be a finalist? Our data-intensive process is explained in a new animated video created by Snapshot Interactive. Watch below…
One June morning this summer, I found myself sitting at a table, surrounded by smiling faces beaming with excitement and a sense of “Finally, I’m understood!” I was in Shelbyville at one of SCORE’s focus groups held across the state each year, witnessing talented educators making connections with each other, as well as with us…
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education today released this statement from President and CEO Jamie Woodson on Tennessee’s improved results on the ACT assessment. Late last year Tennessee was named the fastest-improving state in the nation in academic achievement, second only to the District of Columbia. Today’s news is the second national benchmark in less…
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) today announced that 22 teachers have been selected for the inaugural Tennessee Educator Fellowship, a program that will provide them an opportunity to learn and communicate about student-focused education policy issues. “SCORE has always emphasized the importance of including diverse voices in discussions of how best to ensure…