When SCORE released its State of Education in Tennessee report in March 2011, Tennessee had passed a series of policy changes that transformed the state into a national leader for education reform. Building on these early policy successes, 2011 ushered in the beginning of the tough and challenging work of implementation — of turning policy changes into tangible student achievement gains. While progress continues to be made, there is much work left to be done to prepare Tennessee’s students for college and the workforce.
