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About SCORE
The Tennessee State Collaborative on
SCORE’s first statewide meeting on March 2nd featured
Reforming Education (SCORE) is an
former Governors Jeb Bush and Mike Easley, who discussed
initiative to jumpstart long-term educational
the education reform strategies they pursued in Florida and
change in Tennessee with the goal of
North Carolina respectively. Florida
ensuring every child graduates high school
and North Carolina are two of the
prepared for college or a career. Founded
states who have experienced the largest
in February 2009 by former United States
improvements in student achievement
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, SCORE
over the past 15 years. Former Governor
S C O R E h a s r a pi d ly
has rapidly grown into an extensive
Bush told the group to “take all of the
network of educators, community leaders,
good ideas from other states and make
g row n i n to a n exte n sive
government officials, and business leaders
a program that is unique to Tennessee”
committed to improving the state of
while Governor Easley emphasized that
n etwor k o f e d u c ators ,
education in Tennessee.
“if you raise the bar, students will meet
the expectations.”
The SCORE Steering Committee is
co m m u n it y l e a d ers ,
comprised of 25 education, political,
SCORE’s March 23rd statewide
business, and community leaders from
meeting focused on the Tennessee
g over n m e n t o f f ici a l s ,
across the state. The complete list of
Diploma Project, the effort led by
Steering Committee members can be
Governor Bredesen to improve the state’s
a n d b u si n ess l e a d ers .
found on page two of this report.
standards and assessments. The Steering
Committee heard from Governor
Senator Frist serves as Chairman of the
Bredesen, Mike Cohen, the President
Steering Committee. To date, the SCORE
of Achieve Inc., and Kati Haycock, the
Steering Committee has convened six
President of Education Trust. The group
statewide meetings, each of which focused on a specific topic and
discussed the next steps necessary to successfully implement
was keynoted by experts on that topic from around the country.
the Diploma Project.

Figure 5.1

Map of SCORE Town Hall Meetings To Date

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