Educators, students, parents, and stakeholders in education from across the state will gather Monday, October 28, to celebrate Tennessee’s progress in student achievement at the 2013 SCORE Prize. The event will announce the Tennessee district, elementary school, middle school, and high school that have most dramatically improved student achievement. The winning schools will receive $10,000…
After more than 2,000 votes in a Facebook poll, we have our finalists in the Students Rise to the Challenge video competition. Congratulations to Alexis Bradby, Maryville High (Maryville City Schools), Sarah Martin, Hillwood High (Metro Nashville Schools), and Jo-Nyla Walker, Germanshire Elementary (Shelby County Schools). Come to the SCORE Prize event on October 28 to…
Country music artist, Jo Dee Messina, believes it is important that “all students are prepared for whatever they want to do after high school.” As a mom and Tennessean, she supports setting the bar high for Tennessee public schools and students. Hear her sing in support of the hard work done in Tennessee classrooms on…
Knoxville News Sentinel, September 7, 2013. Reprinted by permission. I am passionate about education, particularly breaking the cycle of poverty and low education rates of at-risk students and their families. I believe in and have invested a significant amount of my life’s work in the full-service community school model, which encourages collaboration and coordination of…
(Nashville) – The Expect More, Achieve More Coalition announced today that more than 300 organizations in Tennessee have now joined as coalition members. The coalition is a statewide alliance of business, community, and education organizations supporting high academic standards in public education. The Coalition’s goal is to build statewide and local engagement, support, and awareness…