When Governor Haslam said in his State of the State address that he wants Tennessee to lead the nation in public education, his challenge matched what SCORE heard from Tennesseans last summer. During a series of statewide conversations, Tennessee educators, parents, and business and community leaders in urban, suburban, and rural areas across the state…
In a new report, seven nonpartisan organizations in the South — including the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) — call for their states to take swifter action to improve K-12 public education for every child with an emphasis on support for students with the greatest needs. Accelerating The Pace: The Future Of Education In…
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) System experienced major changes in 2017. Most of the change was prompted by the General Assembly’s approval of the Focus on College and University Success (FOCUS) Act in 2016. The FOCUS Act created new governing boards for each of the six public universities that had been under the Board…
NASHVILLE – Tennesseans who are likely to vote in this year’s gubernatorial primaries identify education as their top issue in casting a ballot for governor, according to a statewide survey. Results from the poll were released today by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE), which commissioned a statewide survey of 500 likely voters for…
The Tennessee Educator Fellowship brings together a diverse group of educators from across the state who are passionate about their profession and student-focused education policy.