NASHVILLE — The State Collaborative On Reforming Education (SCORE) and NashvilleHealth hosted more than 200 community, education, and mental health leaders today to explore ways to address the mental health challenges students are facing and their impact on educational outcomes in Tennessee. With nearly one in four Tennessee youth dealing with at least one of the 10 most common mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral problems, the “Connecting The Dots: Mental Health And Student Success In Tennessee” symposium held at Lipscomb University provided a platform for stakeholders to ..read more

Priorities Reflect Expanded Vision For Student Success From Kindergarten To Workforce NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In 2024, Tennessee should focus on strengthening foundational policies, building effective pathways between education and careers, and ensuring K-12 supports meet student needs, according to a report released today by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE). SCORE’s 14th annual report, Building A Brighter Future: 2024 State Of Education In Tennessee, highlights successes and opportunities in K-12 and postsecondary education in the past year and identifies research-informed p ..read more

Imagine the following scenario in a Tennessee classroom. Five second graders need extra support in literacy. Per Tennessee guidelines, three of them, who scored between the 26th-40th percentile on a literacy assessment, receive high-dosage tutoring (HDT). They spend 30 minutes with a certified educator taking turns reading aloud, responding to questions, practicing tricky spellings, and receiving feedback on their work. The tutoring session is joyful, with students smiling and supporting each other while learning lessons from the same high-quality instructional materials they are expected to ..read more

This op-ed originally published in Forbes. There is an untenable disconnect between today’s education curriculum (K-12 and higher) and the requirements of the modern workforce. I’m increasingly thinking about this issue because as we build and grow businesses, including through Frist Cressey Ventures, I want those jobs to be filled by talented Tennesseans. But, what we’re finding is that for every 100 open jobs in our state, we only have skilled workers to fill 56 of them — just more than half. In fact, two out of three Tennessee business leaders surveyed say there are not enou ..read more

Hundreds Of Industry And Education Leaders Gathered Today In Nashville NASHVILLE — The State Collaborative On Reforming Education (SCORE) hosted the Future Forward Summit in Nashville today, bringing together over 200 of the state’s top business and education leaders to discuss ways to create and expand robust career pathways to improve educational and workforce outcomes for both students and employers. Tennessee employers have urgent workforce needs. There are currently over 200,000 job openings in Tennessee, and that number is expected to continue to grow in the coming years. Yet, currently ..read more

Twenty-six education stakeholders representing higher education, K-12, business, and nonprofit sectors across the state have been selected for the 8th cohort of the Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute (CTLI). Together, they are poised to make a substantial impact on the future of education in Tennessee by working together as advocates for change to increase postsecondary attainment within their communities.  Emerging from the collaborative efforts between SCORE and The Hunt Institute, CTLI equips a diverse group of education stakeholders with strategies to address barriers to postsec ..read more

NASHVILLE — The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) today announced the 8th cohort of Tennessee leaders for the Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute (CTLI). Emerging from the collaborative efforts between SCORE and The Hunt Institute, CTLI equips a diverse group of education stakeholders with strategies to address barriers to postsecondary completion in Tennessee. This year, 26 leaders from higher education, K-12, business, and nonprofit sectors have been selected for the one-year program that will allow them to understand key higher education and workforce data and ..read more

Assessments in Tennessee schools are more than just tests. They are essential tools to ensure that every child reaches proficiency and succeeds in each grade and subject. And they equip policymakers, educators, advocates, and families to know where additional supports are needed and whether our policies and investments are leading to improved outcomes. Yesterday’s release of data from the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP), Tennessee’s statewide assessment administered annually, reveals across-the-board increases in student achievement. This significant accomplishment is a dire ..read more

NASHVILLE — The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has issued this statement about the release of 2022-23 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) results. Today’s release of statewide TCAP results from the 2022-23 school year reveals promising across-the-board increases in student achievement in Tennessee in every grade in both English language arts and math. The data elevate important areas of continued progress and recovery, including more areas where Tennessee is now exceeding our prepandemic achievement rates. “These results, which demonstrate incre ..read more

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) released the latest trends in college-going last week, and the findings offer a positive outlook on Tennessee’s college-going rate. Tennessee’s college-going rate for the graduating Class of 2022 — that’s the students who enrolled in a technical college, community college, or university straight out of high school — saw a 1.5 percentage point increase this year. This follows a declining enrollment trend over the past five years. This is especially energizing news because this increase is the largest single-year increase in Tennessee’s coll ..read more