I coach high school debate, where we utilize a concept called a counterplan. The counterplan lets the opposing team propose an alternative course of action that they believe would be better than what the other team is proposing. This is a high-level concept, and so we try to explain it through a simple, if somewhat…
(NASHVILLE) – The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released the 2014-15 State of Education in Tennessee report, a comprehensive review of Tennessee’s recent work to improve K-12 student academic achievement that identifies four priorities for public education in 2015. The 72-page report was released by SCORE’s founder and chairman, Senator Bill Frist, M.D., at…
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education today released this statement from President and CEO Jamie Woodson on Tennessee’s improved results on the ACT assessment. Late last year Tennessee was named the fastest-improving state in the nation in academic achievement, second only to the District of Columbia. Today’s news is the second national benchmark in less…
(NASHVILLE) The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) released the following statement from Executive Vice President David Mansouri on the release of the 2013-14 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program(TCAP) statewide results: Today Tennessee educators, policymakers, and parents received more detailed information to help decide where to focus our efforts in the year ahead so our students can…
I recently spent a week in Orlando, but I didn’t hobnob with cartoon animals or traverse any kingdoms, magical or otherwise. In fact, the only mouse ears I saw were in the airport gift shop. Instead, I spent five days with educators from across the country — including fellow Tennesseans — reviewing test items for…