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SCORE Final Report

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On October 22, 2009, SCORE released its Final Report entitled "A Roadmap to Success: A Plan to Make Tennessee Schools #1 in the Southeast Within Five Years." The report lays out in detail a plan that includes four key strategies that will help Tennessee become the Southeast's top education performer - embracing high standards, cultivating strong leaders, ensuring excellent teachers, and utilizing data to improve student learning. It also outlines the role various groups can play in improving our schools. To download a copy of the report, please click here.

SCORE Gubernatorial Forum on Education

On Thursday, January 14, 2010, the Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE), along with Nashville's News Channel Five and Belmont University hosted the first major gubernatorial forum of the 2010 election year. The Gubernatorial Forum on Education was the first time all the main candidates for governor from both the Democratic and Republican parties gathered on the same stage, sharing their ideas and plans for education and economic development in Tennessee.

To view the forum online, please click here.

About SCORE

The Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) is an initiative to jumpstart long-term educational change in Tennessee to ensure that every child graduates high school prepared for college or a career.  SCORE is chaired by William H. Frist, former Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, along with a 25-person Steering Committee.  To read more about SCORE, please click here.

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist visits with students after SCORE's kickoff press conference at Fall Hamilton Elementary School in Nashville.

Promising Practices

Benwood Initiative                                         In 2001, the Benwood Foundation and Public Education Foundation teamed up to help turn around nine of the lowest performing elementary schools in Chattanooga.

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The Steering Committee

Tim Webb, Tennessee Commissioner of Education

Orrin Ingram, CEO, Ingram Industries

Harry Brooks, Education Committee Chair, TN State House

Earl Wiman, President, Tennessee Education Association

Corinne Allen, Executive Director, Benwood Foundation

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Our Partners

Tennessee Department of Education

Tennessee Education Association

Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Tennessee School Boards Association

Tennessee Business Roundtable

United Ways of Tennessee

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Tennessee SCORE is a fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
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