NASHVILLE – The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) today released the following statement from SCORE Executive Chairman and CEO Jamie Woodson about Governor Haslam’s school leadership initiative. Through the Tennessee Educational Innovation Fund, a philanthropic endeavor launched in 2017, SCORE is joining a public-private effort to increase fellowships for new school leaders: School leaders…
How can Tennessee lift our students to among the best in the nation? Watch a video recap of the top priorities, hear voices of Tennesseans, and download the report.
We’ve been spinning our wheels. According to the National Assessment on Educational Progress (NAEP) data, Tennessee continues to make consistent gains in mathematics, while achievement in early literacy continues to be a great challenge. In fourth-grade literacy, Tennessee students ranked 41st in the nation in 2011, climbed to 31st in 2013, and then in 2015,…
Teacher preparation – a powerful lever for advancing great teaching that supports higher student achievement – shows signs of growth in the latest Teacher Preparation Report Card from the Tennessee State Board of Education (SBE). The report card rates all Tennessee preparation programs using a number of factors such as whether candidates earn jobs in…
Dear Friends, Whenever I spend time with the Tennessee Educator Fellows, their passion and commitment to achieve great things for their students always impresses me. Each cohort of educators astounds me with their thoughtful reflections and drive to become the advocates their students need. Right now the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) is accepting…