Congrats to 2024-25 @tnedu Principal/Supervisor of the Year finalists. We appreciate your commitment to students! Special shoutout to SCORE #TEF #edfellows Dr. Cathy Pressnell (Pressnell) & Dr. Meagan England (Meagan England) & SCORE #CTLI alum Leslie Eldridge. tn.gov/education/news…

Our series, Policy Pillars: Supporting What Works, highlights policies that have had a positive impact on student success. Learn about foundational policies & why we must recommit to supporting strategies that work for students. Read the first three memos: tnscore.org/resources/educ…

With fewer people entering the teaching profession in TN, we must do more to build a robust teacher pipeline. In a @tennessean guest column, Jim McIntyre, Sharen Cypress, Matt Cheek & Ellen McIntyre of Deans for Impact (DFI) explain how. tennessean.com/story/opinion/…

The TN State Board of Education ELA academic standards review survey is now open for first-round feedback. Tennesseans are invited to submit feedback and comments by Sept. 8. #ELAStandardsReviewTN surveygroup.com/TNSBEStandards…

How TN’s foundational literacy policies have been essential to student success, why it’s time to revise our outcomes-based postsecondary funding formula & more. Read our latest newsletter: t.e2ma.net/message/sibixh… Not a subscriber? Sign up here: app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/…

SCORE Founder @Bfrist & Tracy Frist congratulate TN Dept of Education Teacher of the Year Bryan Kerns of Dobyns-Bennett HS/Kingsport City Schools. Educators are key to student success, so SCORE was honored to attend the #TNSapphireTOY24 awards celebration. Congrats to all the finalists & grand division

On 2024 TCAP scores, TN 3rd, 4th & 5th graders saw record-breaking ELA outcomes. The latest memo in our Policy Pillars series highlights how our foundational policies have been critical to that success & can help ensure more students become proficient. tnscore.org/resources/educ…

Student success is more than earning a credential; it's being prepared for a career that enables economic independence. TN's postsecondary outcomes-based funding formula is under review in 2025. Learn why the formula should better drive career success. ow.ly/lj5L50T9RTG

We love to see states learning from one another. Check out how CO is referencing TN's recent TISA implementation efforts as a roadmap for their own new funding formula in 2025 to better support student success. readycolo.org/revamping-the-…

SCORE is committed to preparing every TN student for a career that enables their economic independence. As we celebrate working Americans today, let’s focus on doing all we can to put TN students on pathways to careers that allow them to thrive.

"If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know they didn't get there on their own." Words from one of today's honorees at NPEF #PublicSchoolsHallofFame. Cheers to the educators & community leaders who help students reach new heights. Bios here: nashvillepef.org/hall-of-fame/

#TNteachers: TN State Board of Education is looking for ELA educators to join the Educator Advisory Team & review public feedback on ELA standards revisions. Leverage your knowledge/experience or nominate someone. Apply by Sept. 8. Sign up: stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/2024_ela… Nominate: stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/2024_ela…

A birthday is a reason to celebrate & we're marking our 15th with a fresh look & revamped website! Developed with education advocates in mind, the site is a resource hub that can fuel our collaborative journey to see all TN students succeed. Explore tnscore.org.

As poverty rises, reading proficiency tends to fall — but it’s not a given. Chad Aldeman highlights districts across the country where students are exceeding expectations in literacy — including one in East Tennessee. Read more from the The 74: the74million.org/article/which-…

We're focused on ensuring that TN students earn credentials that lead to careers enabling economic independence. Here’s an important read from Georgetown CEW on the need for more middle-skills credentials aligned to high-paying jobs waiting to be filled: cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/hi…

SCORE was honored to gather with TNACTE at the #TACTE24 conference this week. Aleah White Guthrie, SCORE’s VP of Policy & Govt. Relations, shared a presentation on Understanding the Educator Labor Market. Want to learn more? Check out our related report: tnscore.org/resources/unde…

In 2021, TN’s 30-year-old K-12 funding formula was replaced with TISA, a formula that increases overall funding & connects it more directly to student need. Our new memo highlights TISA's impact & why we must remain committed to this foundational policy. ow.ly/JL1q50TrgYO