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Funding Student Opportunity Through Tennessee’s Outcomes-Based Formula

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Transforming Tennessee Education

so that all students can achieve success in the classroom, career, and life. 

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Advancing Change for Students

Grounded in our mission, supported by collaborative partnerships, and driven by research-backed, student-focused priorities, SCORE strives to be a durable partner and trusted advisor in Tennessee education. We focus on driving change for students from kindergarten to career through policy and practice — and taking it to scale.

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Funding Student Opportunity Through Tennessee’s Outcomes-Based Formula

August 12, 2024

Postsecondary education leads to improved earnings and employment on average, but not all credentials and degrees yield meaningful economic returns. There’s also a persistent shortage of educated Tennesseans to meet our workforce needs. The outcomes-based funding formula is one among a series of important strategies to ensure the state’s education systems drive students toward career success and steer Tennessee toward economic growth. It’s time to align the outcomes-based funding formula to include measures that show whether students are prepared for careers that enable economic independence.

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Our Priorities

Great Teaching & Leadership

Supporting great instruction and curriculum in the classroom and strengthening the teacher pipeline.

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Innovative School Models & Approaches

Advancing approaches and programs that have promise in accelerating student success.

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Education-to-Career Pathways

Aligning K-12 and postsecondary programs with career success.

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2023
Impact

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SCORE ACCOMPLISHMENT

SCORE sharpens its focus on the pathway from
kindergarten to postsecondary to career with three goals centered on driving success for Tennessee students:


All students receive an excellent public K-12 education.


All students earn a credential or postsecondary degree of value that prepares them for a career enabling economic independence.


Economically Tennessee is lauded nationally as a leader in
pandemic recovery by the Education Recovery Scorecard. Tennessee students exceed prepandemic ELA proficiency levels and are just shy of 2019 math proficiency levels.

SCORE REPORT

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Impact in 2023 by reading
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“The results achieved in the last 10 years prove that Tennessee can be a national and global leader in education. We have been among the fastest-improving states for student achievement, but we are resolved that this cannot be the end of our growth. The future is bright, and we are grateful for the commitment of each of our partners as we accelerate our strategic and innovative efforts to continue to advance student success—in college, career, and life—in Tennessee.”

David Mansouri, SCORE President and CEO

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Leaders & Advocates

From corporate and nonprofit leaders to community organizations and families, we work alongside fellow advocates to advance student-focused change. Access data-driven resources and learn more about opportunities to collaborate.

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Educators

We develop effective approaches by working directly with schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions to innovate and generate proof points to enhance teaching and learning. Learn how together we can improve student outcomes in Tennessee.

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Policymakers

We champion education policies that foster student success across Tennessee. Our experts provide reliable data and research to state leaders and policymakers to monitor progress, measure impact, and identify additional areas of need for students.

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Perspectives

The Promise of Education: Ensuring Greater Opportunity for Economic Independence

October 3, 2024 | David Mansouri

Higher education can lead to more opportunity and economic independence for Tennesseans. But for too many Tennesseans, education does not always yield greater career opportunity. A better understanding of which credentials and degrees in our state lead to economic prosperity can help put more young people on pathways to successful careers.

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Learn About Our New Look: Celebrating Our Past and Looking Ahead to the Future

September 4, 2024 | Nicole Floyd Smith

As SCORE marks its 15th birthday, we are proud to share a refreshed brand and newly designed website that signifies the energy we’re taking with us into the coming years. We’re celebrating where we’ve been and looking ahead to our continued role in ensuring that Tennessee students succeed.

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Measuring What Matters

July 1, 2024 | David Mansouri

Tennessee has an impressive track record of educational improvement, grounded in using data to improve student outcomes; there are signs that some of the most important tools that enabled that progress are at significant risk. It’s time to recommit to policies that work.

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