Recent Perspectives
What Matters: 2025 TCAP Data is Our Compass for the Work Ahead
July 11, 2025 |
SCORE President & CEO David Mansouri unpacks five key data insights from the 2025 TCAP results, offering a look at the wins and persistent gaps while charting the course for our work ahead.
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What Matters: Catalyzing Transformative Change in Education Through the Future Forward Innovation Grant
June 23, 2025 |
Seeing firsthand how strong education-employer partnerships transform the ways students are prepared for careers, SCORE launched the Future Forward Innovation Grant to support the incubation and scaling of innovative education-to-work models in Tennessee. Seven innovative partnerships have been announced as grant winners.
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Survey Findings Capture AI Use in Tennessee School Districts
June 13, 2025 |
How is AI being used by educators across Tennessee, and how many school districts are already implementing new practices as a result of AI being accessible? We decided to ask, and our survey offers some answers.
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Improving Tennessee’s Educator Labor Market to Support Student Success
May 9, 2025 |
During a month when we celebrate the hard work of teachers, we are reminded of the remarkable role they play in helping students succeed. With Tennessee districts struggling to fill critical positions with licensed teachers, there are key steps we can take to address this challenge.
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The Life-Changing Impact of Teachers
May 6, 2025 |
Teachers are the most important in-school factor in a child’s education. On this Teacher Appreciation Day, SCORE celebrates the amazing and hard work of teachers and acknowledges the important role they play in each of our lives.
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The Data Are Rolling in: Emerging Research to Watch on AI in Education
May 1, 2025 | ,
As more educators adopt the use of artificial intelligence (AI), SCORE offers a look at some research we’ve reviewed on the use of AI in education.
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Legislative Session Strengthens Key Education Policies
April 24, 2025 |
The 114th General Assembly adjourned on April 22, 2025, closing a session marked by success on several key priorities identified in SCORE’s 2025 Advocacy Agenda.
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What Matters: Celebrating NAEP Firsts, Pressing Forward
January 31, 2025 |
For the first time, NAEP rankings put Tennessee in the top 25 states for proficiency in fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading. David Mansouri offers highlights of the latest results on the Nation’s Report Card from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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Tennessee Charter Schools Collaborate and Innovate To Benefit Students with Disabilities
January 14, 2025 |
In two SCORE-convened practice networks, charter school leaders are working to enhance collaboration and school finance in order to benefit special education instruction and education outcomes for students with disabilities.
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What Matters: Celebrating the Life of Peter Tang and Continuing His Legacy
January 7, 2025 |
SCORE President & CEO David Mansouri reflects on the life and legacy of Peter Tang.
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Artificial Intelligence and Education: Fostering Innovation by Exploring Impacts on Teaching and Learning
December 20, 2024 | ,
SCORE explores how to effectively connect the opportunities of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) with education, learning, and career preparation students need to be successful in life.
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Evaluation, Staffing, and Instruction: Five Takeaways from the 2024 Tennessee Educator Survey
December 17, 2024 | ,
Teachers’ voices matter. The Tennessee Educator Survey is an annual opportunity to learn from those voices to identify both strengths and opportunities to improve how the state supports its educators.
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