As a member of LIFT network, Marshall County Schools began using a high-quality ELA curriculum in 2018. We take a look at the lessons they have learned and the insights they can share with other districts.
Since 2016, schools in the Leading Innovation For Tennessee Education (LIFT) network have been working to address Tennessee’s literacy crisis by providing teachers with high-quality instructional materials and aligned supports in English language arts (ELA) classrooms. Their latest annual report highlights lessons learned over the past school year.
The holiday celebrations are over, but SCORE’s work to improve Tennessee education outcomes in 2023 is just beginning.
Tennessee has made significant progress on multiple K-12 and higher education measures, but as we emerge from the global pandemic and head into 2023, it is clear we have much work to do to build a strong bridge between our education and workforce systems.
Scores on the Nation’s Report Card confirm the need to focus on research-based strategies to aid students’ learning recovery.
A look at how education partners in Memphis are focusing on the FAFSA as key to combating Tennessee’s declining college-going rate.
Districts in the Tennessee Rural Acceleration and Innovation Network (TRAIN) are collaborating to find innovative solutions to their unique challenges in educating students. The topic at their latest convening: strategies to increase seamless college enrollment.
High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) are designed to support students in meeting college- and career-ready standards and also lighten the load for educators — especially for first-year teachers.
With Tennessee’s college-going rate in decline, SCORE is responding by teaming up with education leaders across Memphis to host the Memphis Area FAFSA Challenge.
At their first convening, the newest members of the Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute (CTLI) got acquainted and received a broad overview of Tennessee’s higher education landscape.
Data can do more than just shine a light on important trends — data can help us find ways to target efforts and resources to better support students.
The Advise TN success story has been repeated numerous times in a rural Tennessee county where college-going has increased 27.4 percentage points over five years.
As SCORE and The Hunt Institute prepare to welcome the newest members CTLI to their first convening later this month, we checked in with former cohort member Bo Drake (CTLI, 2021-22) to get his thoughts on how to get more Tennesseans to and through college and into good in-demand jobs.
For our friends at tnAchieves, the 9-percentage-point decline in Tennessee’s college-going rate is a call to action. Learn how they’re taking on the challenge to turn around the trend — and how you can help.
Greater Together Clarksville is one example of how K-12 and higher ed can work together to ensure more students are able to access postsecondary education and succeed on their chosen pathway.
While the latest Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) results show positive progress for students’ learning recovery, Tennessee must focus on serving students with the greatest needs to narrow widening achievement gaps.
A postsecondary credential is critical to achieving success in today’s workforce, and with nearly half of Tennessee high school graduates not going to college, it’s time to rethink core strategies to support students.
In the 2022 legislative session, the 112th General Assembly built on the foundation of the 2021 Tennessee Literacy Success Act, passing legislation to further strengthen reading support for K-3 students.
Tennessee lawmakers took important steps during the 2022 legislative session to strengthen and invest in the state’s postsecondary system. Their efforts focused on three key strategies: connect education and the workforce, expand postsecondary affordability, and strengthen pathways to student success.
A recent SCORE Institute gave an overview of Education Strategy Group’s Momentum Metrics, a set of indicators predictive of students’ postsecondary enrollment and success, plus a look at how two Tennessee school districts are using those metrics to boost postsecondary success for students.