Without Data, You Are Just Another Person with an Opinion
The July/August issue of The Atlantic magazine featured a fascinating article on German scientist and education analyst Andreas Schleicher (“The World’s Schoolmaster”). Schleicher was a leader in...
View ArticleEducation on the Hill: Evaluations Designed to Support Teachers
A good friend of mine that had worked in education in Tennessee for many years told me before he passed away that change is hard and slow, and in education it is often harder and slower. With the...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: 2012-13 State of Education in Tennessee Report Release
On Tuesday, February 5 at 11 AM Central, please join us online as former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, SCORE’s Founder and Chairman, presents the 2012-13 Report and moderates a panel of...
View ArticleThe State of Education in Tennessee
Over the last several years, Tennessee has become a national leader in education reform by enacting bold policies to ensure that all students graduate from high school prepared for college and the...
View ArticleThe Big Experiment is Over (Almost)
A year’s worth of planning, writing, and policy changes. Four year’s worth of implementation, advocacy and radical overhauls. Fiscal year 2014, which begins July 1, 2013, is the final year...
View ArticleJ. R. “Pitt” Hyde III and Gregg F. Morton: Reforms Support Great Teaching in...
The Commercial Appeal, Friday, July 26, 2013. Reprinted by permission. In the business world, a one-size-fits-all approach to human capital decisions is rarely successful. Professionals vary in their...
View ArticlePaying Teachers for Performance Is the Way to Go
Teacher compensation is changing in Tennessee. Gone are the days of pay raises based on years of service alone. School districts in Tennessee, including Memphis, where I teach, will now be charged with...
View ArticleStatement from SCORE about Tennessee’s Performance on the 2013 National...
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) released the following statement from Jamie Woodson, President and CEO, on today’s release of the 2013 results of the National Assessment of...
View ArticleThe Best Day of My Professional Life
November 7 was maybe the best day of my professional life, and I started not to write about it. I was going to play it cool, I wasn’t going to “geek out”, and I certainly wasn’t going to expend my own...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Tennessee’s Education Milestone
Just a few years ago, Tennessee embarked on an ambitious plan to better prepare students for the future. Tennesseans took a hard look at student proficiency and concluded that continuing to accept...
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