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STATE OF EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE: 2012-2013 – Section I: Year in Review January February March April June STATE OF EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE: 2012-2013 – Section I: Year in Review January 107th General Assembly legislative session convenes February Tennessee is granted a waiver that frees it from the accountability requirements of No Child Left Behind Act March General Assembly passes a provision allowing teacher preparation programs access to teacher effect data for their graduates April General Assembly unanimously passes, and Governor Haslam signs, a bill to keep teacher evaluation scores private June Tennessee Department of Education releases 2011-12 TCAP scores indicating students make the most academic progress in state history SCORE releases report with feedback and recommendations on new teacher evaluation system July July Tennessee Department of Education holds trainings on the Common Core math standards for grades 3-8 Tennessee Department of Education issues report recommending improvements to the teacher evaluation systems August August Common Core State Standards math implementation begins in grades 3-8 The State Board of Education approves revisions to teacher and principal evaluations The Achievement School District opens for its first day of school Tennessee Department of Education announces school and district standings under new state accountability system September October November September SCORE launches the Expect More, Achieve More Coalition October SCORE announces the 2012 SCORE Prize winners November Tennessee Department of Education releases the K-12 Education Report Card Tennessee Higher Education Commission releases the 2012 Report Card on the Effectiveness of Teacher Training Programs 11 “ Early signs of widespread academic progress [in Tennessee] are not only encouraging but inspiring, and will help lay the ground work for further success as Tennessee continues its commitment to leading the nation in education reform.7 “ – U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan 12