I’m sitting at a table in a chair designed for bodies much smaller than mine, going through the motions of giving a diagnostic reading assessment to a boy whose face is still wet from tears of homesickness. I point to a list of ten words and say, “Can you try reading these for me?”…
The July/August issue of The Atlantic magazine featured a fascinating article on German scientist and education analyst Andreas Schleicher (“The World’s Schoolmaster”). Schleicher was a leader in creating the PISA assessment, a survey given every three years to a sample of 15-year-olds in every country in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). First…
I have always been interested in salary reform for educators. I was once a very good teacher; creating interesting lessons, differentiating my instruction, and stretching the abilities of my students. I worked long hours, cared about every student, and believed that it was my job to reach the student; not the students’ job to…
In three weeks, education experts, including Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, the U.S. Department of Education’s John White, and Rural Trust Executive Director Doris Williams, will be speaking to educators, administrators, policymakers, and other stakeholders from throughout Tennessee and as far away as North Dakota at SCORE’s Southeast Regional Rural Education Summit. The…
Welcome to The SCORE Sheet. A blog designed for all those passionate about education reform, The SCORE Sheet will become a central forum to discuss the work that is being done to improve public education in Tennessee and across the nation. It is clear that there is a lot of work to do. In…
The Southeast Regional Rural Education Summit is SCORE’s effort to start solving the problems facing rural schools today. Our aim is to bring together rural educators, administrators, policymakers, and other stakeholders for two days of engaging sessions to highlight best practices and influence regional and national policy concerning rural education issues. Take a look at…