Dear Friends, One good way to become the best is to learn from the best. Since 2011, the SCORE Prize has honored Tennessee schools and districts that are leaders in learning. The 33 schools and 10 districts that have been SCORE Prize finalists and winners have embraced high expectations, empowered their people, and adopted student-focused…
A report on formative assessment practice in classrooms recently released by Education First focuses on three different urban districts—Austin Independent School District (AISD), Denver Public Schools (DPS), and Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS). Several important findings in the report have implications for Tennessee, particularly related to the 2015-16 State of Education in Tennessee recommendations to…
Peter Tang leads SCORE’s Tennessee Educator Fellowship, a program that helps elevate teacher voice in Tennessee. This program’s impact is far-reaching, as teachers from across the state learn tools to impact and continue to influence policy conversation. This year, the program is expanding, almost doubling in size. In this Q&A for The SCORE Sheet, Peter describes the…