Tag: Students

While looking at chronic absenteeism during the last school year, we talked to students about it. Those conversations reveal steps we can take this fall to support students.

Dear Friends, Can a first-grader learn to read when her poor eyesight makes the letters on the page look blurry? Can a ninth-grader focus on solving an algebra problem with a stomach rumbling from hunger? Every school day, educators across Tennessee see students who are struggling to learn while struggling with health issues. Research supports…

The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has announced its new five-year strategic plan to help sustain and advance Tennessee’s momentum and success as the fastest-improving state in the nation in student achievement. Since 2009, SCORE, a non-profit, non-partisan organization, has been an active and leading player in collaboratively supporting Tennessee’s work to better prepare students…

This year’s Students Rise to the Challenge (SRTTC) scholarship competition brought SCORE many, many impressive essays, videos, and photos stories from public school students across the state of Tennessee. Some entries were humorous, some creative, and some truly heartfelt. The 30 finalist entries are being graded by a judging panel of educators and community members…

Grady McGinnity, a senior at SCORE Prize finalist Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, wasn’t persuaded to take an advanced placement (AP) class by a teacher or guidance counselor. It was another student. At the time, Grady was a freshman just learning to navigate his large new high school. An upperclassman connected with him through Ravenwood’s…