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What We Do

Collaborative Convenings

SCORE convenes local, state, and national partners to explore and drive innovative solutions to support Tennessee students. We engage community leaders, educators, policymakers, and advocates to increase the number of voices sharing student-focused perspectives.

Recent SCORE Events

SCORE Institute: Unlocking Opportunity With Nondegree Credentials

This SCORE Institute on March 18, 2025, brought together national and state experts to discuss the increasing opportunity that nondegree credentials offer to prepare Tennesseans for high-demand, high-wage jobs.

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Future Forward Summit

The 2025 Future Forward Summit, held on Feb. 13, 2025, convened stakeholders from across Tennessee as a next step in our state’s collective pursuit of clearer, more accessible pathways from education to work that can lead to lifelong achievement for Tennessee students.

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SCORE Institute: AI’s Impact on Education and Career Pathways

On Jan. 13, 2025, a virtual SCORE Institute featured actionable insights from AI, education, and industry leaders in Tennessee who are making the connections between AI with K-12 and postsecondary education and the workforce.

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2025 State of Education In Tennessee

On Dec. 6, 2024, SCORE released 2025 State of Education in Tennessee: Casting a Vision for Student Success, a report outlining six priorities our state must focus on to prepare students for careers that enable economic independence. Fueled by new statewide goals and data points that help us track progress, this year’s report lays out six priorities our state must focus on to prepare students across their K-12 and postsecondary journey for careers that enable economic independence.

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SCORE Institute: Connecting Education & Opportunity

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, a SCORE Institute highlighted the credential impact framework outlined in our report, Connecting Education & Opportunity: A Framework for Credential Impact in Tennessee.

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Student Mental Health Symposium

In the spring of 2024, SCORE and NashvilleHealth brought together state and national partners to better understand youth mental health and the ways it affects education outcomes.

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Future Forward Summit

In September of 2023, SCORE joined with partners to host a summit for business and industry leaders to collaborate on addressing the challenges of the education-to-workforce pipeline.

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