Recent Perspectives
Unlocking Tennessee’s Workforce Potential: Empowering Students With Durable Skills For Success
June 21, 2023 |
Our partners at America Succeeds explain the demand for durable skills in today’s workforce and the importance of ensuring Tennessee students develop them.
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What Matters: Tennessee’s College-Going Rate Shows Early Recovery But Underscores The Urgency For Continued Action
June 15, 2023 |
The latest college-going data for Tennessee reveal some promising trends for Tennessee students and highlight the need to address persisting barriers.
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Innovation And Flexibility: Exploring How Tennessee’s Public Charter Schools Help Bridge The Opportunity Gap
June 14, 2023 |
High-quality public charter schools offer innovative educational opportunities for students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged and historically underserved backgrounds.
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Governing Board Members Have A Critical Stake In Using Data To Bridge Education To Tennessee’s Workforce
June 2, 2023 |
As students grapple with the value proposition of a postsecondary credential, college and university board members are positioned to engage with campus leaders to determine how well students have been prepared on a path toward employment or further education.
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Leveraging Early Postsecondary Opportunities To Improve Workforce Readiness
May 24, 2023 |
Early postsecondary opportunities (EPSOs) play an important role in ensuring students find success in postsecondary education, career, and life. SCORE’s latest report unpacks the power of EPSOs and offers recommendations for expanding EPSO participation and success.
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Empowering Future Educators: Tennessee’s Scholarship Initiative For Aspiring Teachers
May 11, 2023 |
With cost being a major barrier for many who aspire to teach, the Tennessee Future Teacher Scholarship Act is a positive step toward strengthening the teacher pipeline.
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Teachers: Thank You For Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders
May 8, 2023 |
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Join us as we take time to celebrate teachers and reflect on the enormous role they play in our lives.
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What Matters: Forward Momentum On Policies That Support Student Outcomes
April 24, 2023 |
Despite some intense moments, Tennessee’s 113th General Assembly resulted in several promising actions to support students.
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Tennessee Teachers Tell Their Story
March 21, 2023 |
Among the findings from the 2021-22 Tennessee Educator Survey, we learn how teachers are feeling about pandemic challenges, whether they plan to continue teaching, and how prepared they feel to teach.
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What Matters: Using Data To Reimagine And Strengthen Education-To-Work Pathways
March 16, 2023 |
Proposed legislation to better utilize state data would allow us to strengthen education-to-work pathways and ensure all Tennessee students are prepared for career and life success.
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New Tennessee Legislation Seeks To Make Teaching Profession More Accessible, Affordable
February 28, 2023 |
Many Tennesseans cite cost as a barrier to entering the teaching profession. As some school districts struggle to recruit highly effective teachers, proposed legislation to make the teaching profession more affordable could help strengthen the teacher pipeline.
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Creating Conditions For All Students To Thrive In Loudon County Schools
February 23, 2023 |
Dr. Maria Warren of Loudon County Schools shares her district’s efforts to make continued progress toward their literacy goals.
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