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…
For four days, the SCORE Policy and Research team had the opportunity to participate in the recent American Educational Research Association’s Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. AERA is the largest gathering of education-focused researchers and advocates each year, and the 16,000 attendees represented all levels and sectors of the policy, research, advocacy, and practitioner communities….
Although a substantial body of research has indicated students of color tend to benefit educationally when they have the opportunity to receive instruction from and form relationships with teachers from similar backgrounds, many districts nationwide struggle to recruit, support, and retain high-performing teachers of color to provide that instruction and form those relationships. For this…
In 2005, the graduation rate in Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) was just 62 percent. This unacceptably low level of performance led MNPS leaders to search the nation for school redesign models that would help re-engage students in their learning. They eventually decided on a career academy model, which would divide large high schools into…
At the Greene Technology Center in Greeneville, students have over a dozen different career and technical education (CTE) programs to choose from. Among the broad range of options are automotive repair, cosmetology, criminal justice, health science, early childhood education, and welding. The center serves high school students from both the Greeneville City and Greene County…