The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit: An Opportunity to Support Student Success in Tennessee
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SCORE’S Education Primer
July 1, 2020
SCORE’s Education Primer: A Candidate’s Guide For Improving Education In Tennessee emphasizes the role of policymakers in setting the stage for continued student success. Policymakers lay the groundwork for K-12 and postsecondary leaders to push forward with a clear focus on student success. We hope the information in this guide spurs greater curiosity about the challenges and deeper consideration of the supports the education system must provide to help students succeed.
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Supporting Postsecondary Student Success
January 13, 2020
The first meeting of the 2020-21 Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute (CTLI) program focused on equity and quality of access to higher education. For the second meeting, the policy discussions will focus on the theme of supporting postsecondary student success. Once students have started their higher education journey, how can state and local leaders help them stay continuously enrolled and make steady progress toward their goals?
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2020 State of Education In Tennessee
December 6, 2019
Across the previous decade, Tennessee posted outsize progress in student achievement and equity of opportunity. Student-focused policies that raise expectations, emphasize student outcomes, and encourage innovative and research-based practices have enabled educators and schools to help more students achieve at higher levels. These policies form the foundation for student growth and success beginning in kindergarten through postsecondary completion and ensure that Tennessee’s progress is widespread and systemic, not just limited to a few bright spots.
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What High School Could Be
December 3, 2019
For more than a decade, Tennesseans have embraced the idea that every student should graduate from high school ready to start postsecondary education, military service, or a career. Despite some noteworthy signs that students are better prepared than ever before – including historically high graduation rates and average ACT scores – the majority of Tennessee’s recent graduates are not ready for opportunities after high school as measured by student learning outcomes, including postsecondary certificate and degree attainment, earnings, and civic engagement. In order for every Tennessean to achieve success in college, career, and life, they must receive a high school education that prepares them for the 21st century.
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2018-19 State of Education in Tennessee
December 6, 2018
For the past decade, Tennessee has been among the fastest-improving states in the nation in K-12 education. Student achievement made substantial jumps forward in multiple subjects and grade levels. The state also is making progress on the five Excellence for All priorities set in 2017 by SCORE in collaboration with many educators, policymakers, and leaders of communities, business, and philanthropy. Improvements include increased focus and first steps to help more students make a successful transition from high school to college or career training, improvements in third-grade reading on statewide assessments, new initiatives to improve school leadership, and accountability ratings for schools that provide the deepest look to date at whether achievement gaps are closing for students who are traditionally underserved.
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2019-20 State Education in Tennessee
December 4, 2018
Public education in Tennessee is predominantly a state and local responsibility, with the federal government playing a limited role. Each level of government has specific responsibilities to ensure the success of Tennessee students.
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2016-17 State of Education in Tennessee
December 6, 2016
Although there has been great progress, too many Tennessee students—especially those of color, from low-income backgrounds, who have disabilities, or are English learners—are not on track to graduate from high school prepared for postsecondary education and the workforce.
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Preparation to Practice: Research on Improving Effectiveness of Early-Career Teaching
July 18, 2016
Research indicates that teachers have a larger impact on student learning than any other in-school factor.1 In recent years, Tennessee has made significant progress in expanding access to highly effective teaching across the state. Tennessee adopted a new multi-measure educator evaluation system that is focused on student outcomes; connected professional learning opportunities, compensation, and tenure to the teacher evaluation system; offered professional learning opportunities on Tennessee’s State Standards; and developed innovative teacher leadership models.
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Strategies for Student Success
December 17, 2015
Stories from the 2015 SCORE Prize winners and finalists.
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2015-16 State of Education in Tennessee
December 6, 2015
When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce gave Tennessee an “F” for truth in advertising in 2007, the imperative to improve the quality of public education in the state became undeniable. Since then, a series of policies and practices have transformed Tennessee’s education system and led to strong gains for many of our students. Now, Tennessee must embed the reforms of recent years into the daily practices of schools and districts statewide.
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2014-15 State of Education in Tennessee
January 24, 2015
In 2013, Tennessee reached an important milestone, becoming the fastest-improving state in the nation in fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), following only the District of Columbia.1 In 2014, Tennessee also saw significant improvements in student ACT scores, with composite scores increasing from a 19.5 to a 19.8. Tennessee students, alongside students in Kentucky and Wyoming, showed the largest growth among the 12 states that require all students to take the ACT.2 These data serve as early indicators of the impact the collaborative efforts of students, parents, teachers, school and district leaders, and state policymakers are having on student learning in Tennessee.
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Strategies for Student Success - 2014
September 17, 2014
Stories from the 2014 SCORE Prize winner and finalists
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