SCORE Blog

The state’s early literacy crisis, in which six out of ten third-graders are not meeting expectations for reading and writing proficiency, received much needed action from Governor Lee and the General Assembly with the enactment of the Tennessee Literacy Success Act in January. The law requires meaningful changes in literacy instruction and learning support, and state and local leaders will need to provide strong implementation to position K-3 teachers and students for success.

Now that the Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act is law, the harder work of implementation is critical for Tennessee students to realize the benefits.

We have the data to help Tennesseans make informed decisions and achieve their career goals, we just need to use it and make it more accessible. Timely info about education pathways to good jobs allows leaders to improve services and Tennesseans to make good decisions.

Educators across Tennessee are finding innovative ways to support students during a challenging school year. Assistant Principal Dr. Derek Voiles shares his experience from Hamblen County.

In Hamblen County, educators are on a mission to enroll more students in the early postsecondary opportunities that could lead to college and career success.

At a time when education is increasingly reliant on internet access, an estimated 432,627 Tennesseans do not have minimum high-speed internet service. A new broadband report looks at Tennessee’s digital divide and offers recommendations to address access gaps.

The budget proposal Governor Bill Lee unveiled during his State of the State address on February 8 included significant initiatives for Tennessee education. If approved by the General Assembly, the appropriations will respond to several data-driven K-12 and higher education priorities identified by SCORE in the 2021 State Of Education In Tennessee report and the Driving Forward digital report.

In Lenoir City, educators are taking research-based approach to accelerate student learning following the COVID-19 disruptions. Here’s a look at their high-dosage tutoring program.

SCORE’s COVID-19 Impact Memo on ESSER II funding draws on available research and insights from education finance experts to develop a spending strategy that accelerates student learning.

New laws passed during a special legislative session will enable Tennessee to take on some of the biggest challenges facing K-12 education — among them, literacy and learning loss.

Newly secured federal stimulus dollars provide school districts in Tennessee the first of several opportunities to align resources with immediate needs and plan for long-term education recovery.

Tennessee is committing $100 million to improve students’ literacy learning. With fewer than 40 percent of the state’s fourth-graders reading proficiently, this action is badly needed and vital to our citizenry and economy.

A SCORE virtual book club born during the pandemic focused on how Tennessee can provide equitable, high-quality opportunities for college and career success.

The pandemic has created challenges for Tennessee but offers an unprecedented opportunity to update education systems, bolster the workforce, and build policies that support healthy families and a thriving economy.

The new year is filled with endless possibilities for education in Tennessee. It’s time to renew our pledge to hold high expectations for every student and to erase long-standing inequities.

School leaders in Sullivan County find that use of high-quality instructional materials helped stem the pandemic’s impact on student learning.

School leaders and teachers in Trousdale County get innovative to improve math instruction in remote/hybrid settings.

Removing barriers to postsecondary access has been a focus of the CTLI program since its inception. The present moment brings a renewed urgency to address systemic inequities in higher education.

A SCORE poll of parents across Tennessee reveals increasing concerns about the quality of remote learning as well as student learning loss.

As SCORE’s director of advocacy, Ashley Warrington is working with people across the state to learn how we can collaborate to ensure all students have a strong foundation in literacy and the ability to complete a postsecondary credential.