SCORE Statement on the Appointment of Dr. McQueen as Tennessee Commissioner of Education

The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released the following statement from President and CEO Jamie Woodson on Governor Bill Haslam’s announcement that he has selected Dr. Candice McQueen, Senior Vice President and Dean of the College of Education at Lipscomb University, to be commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education: Leadership matters. In…

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Letter from Jamie Woodson: Review Is Valuable Opportunity to Engage in Standards Conversation

Dear Friends, Since SCORE was founded, we have supported student-centered education policies in Tennessee. Raising the bar in the classroom and other improvements in education have delivered unprecedented results for children. In particular, having high academic standards can help lead to students better prepared for postsecondary study and to reduced remediation rates. Importantly, all Tennesseans…

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