The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released this statement from Executive Chairman and CEO Jamie Woodson about the Every Student Succeeds Act plan that the Tennessee Department of Education has submitted for federal review: As Tennessee has climbed in national rankings of academic performance, many people from elsewhere have asked why the state…
Dear Friends, Opportunity. That is the one word astronaut Butch Wilmore, a Tennessean who spent half a year on the International Space Station, wants Tennessee students to remember. “Education gives opportunity. And that’s the only thing that gives you opportunity to choose what field you want to go into,” Captain Wilmore told students during a…
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released this statement from Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Woodson about Tennessee fourth-grade and eighth-grade performance on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment. Tennessee can take real pride in the state science grades on the Nation’s Report Card, which mark the…
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released the following statement from President David Mansouri about the 2016 ACT results and postsecondary readiness in Tennessee: All Tennessee students need to be ready for postsecondary education so they have a broad range of career options and can make the most of Tennessee Promise. The 2016…
At White County High School (WCHS) in Sparta, Tennessee, students can choose from over a dozen programs of study in career and technical education (CTE). To complement its broad CTE offerings in mechatronics, welding, audio/visual production, agriculture, and other areas, WCHS also offers work-based learning that places 15 seniors each semester with local employers for…