From F to Fastest in Tennessee
Jamie Woodson, President & CEO, SCORE
Tennessee THEN
Graded F on “Truth in Advertising”& “Post-secondary and Workforce Readiness”
Proficiency Claim“Nearly 9 out of 10 eight-graders are proficient in math” – Tennessee state claim
Proficiency Reality“Fewer than 3 out of 10 eight-graders are proficient in math” – Nation’s Report Card
– Leaders & Laggards report, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2007
Tennessee NOW: Fastest Improving…
…But Still Below Average
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Preserving Tennessee’s Common Core State Standards
Student Focus
Collaboration
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to achievement
Separate Common Core fact from fiction
Retired General supports Common Core standards