SCORE memo notes need to update state higher-ed funding formula

A new memo from the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) highlights the need to revise Tennessee’s outcomes-based postsecondary funding.

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SCORE memo notes important role of data in building student literacy

The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released a new memo highlighting how policymakers have helped advance early literacy.

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SCORE TCAP analysis indicates need to address performance gaps

While recent results from the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) exam indicate that students across the state achieved “record-high” proficiency.

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SCORE report notes improvements in ELA and math scores

A recent report from the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) analyzing results from the 2024 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program.

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SCORE report finds student assessments and teacher evaluations combine to improve performance

The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has released a pair of memos highlighting how annual teacher evaluations and assessments.

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SCORE memo notes need to align career credentials with workforce trends

A memo released today from the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) said the state’s schools must do more to.

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Commentary: Linking Mental Health and Education to Give Tennessee Kids a Healthier Future

In 2007 — the year I retired as Senate majority leader — Tennessee got a wakeup call when a U.S..

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Tennessee districts are facing 1,000 teaching vacancies. A new report says strategic school staffing might help.

School districts across the state began the 2022/23 school year with one thousand teaching vacancies according to data from the.

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“Data bill” continues to advance in the House. Supporters say it will help better prepare students for Tennessee’s changing economy.

Members of the House Government Operations Committee unanimously advanced legislation Monday that’s designed to help the state do a better.

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“Data bill” advancing in the House aims to better prepare students for Tennessee’s evolving economy

Members of the House Education Administration Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that supporters say will help the state do a better.

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