Last week, new results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, showed Tennessee students doubling the average national growth in both fourth- and eighth-grade science, propelling Tennessee’s ranking into the top half of all states. Why is this so important? As a subject area, science is uniquely…
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…
Today the U.S. Department of Education released results of the 2015 administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Nationally, results demonstrate the reality that more concerted efforts are needed to advance student mastery of math, as well as reading. Many states’ results declined, while Tennessee held…
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released the following statement from President and CEO Jamie Woodson about the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, which showed Tennessee making gains in the state rankings: SCORE watches the Nation’s Report Card because it is Tennessee’s only consistent measure of academic achievement that compares our students…
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) today released the following statement from founder and Chairman Senator Bill Frist, M.D., about the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, which showed gains for Tennessee in the state rankings: Tennessee students are improving and their gains are real. They are getting smarter and better prepared, and thus will…