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Programmed for Success

If you’re an 18-year-old student with no children, two college-educated parents and only one task over the next four years — to get a degree — it might not be that difficult to navigate registration, find time to get to the bookstore, or stay late after class for extra help, all leading to a high likelihood that you’ll graduate. But if you’re a single parent with a full-time job, or the first...Read More

Why 12 Nashville charter school organizations are forming a collaborative

Twelve charter school organizations, within Nashville public schools, are forming a collective in an effort to learn from one another and leverage resources. The Nashville Charter School Collaborative, an effort launched Thursday, is expected to help the 12 organizations — representing 32 schools — share resources, ideas and support each other in educating students. It’s also an effort...Read More

A High School Education and College Degree All in One

Chigozie Okorie likes to say that he’s the “high school student who never left high school.” He’s kidding, sort of: Not only did Mr. Okorie graduate from high school, he also collected an associate degree and a full-time job at IBM within four years. And he’s now studying communications at Baruch College and expects to graduate next year. Not bad for someone who’s not even 20. No one is more...Read More

Top Takeaways From Tennessee’s 2018 ACT Results

Posted on October 31, 2018 by David Mansouri Tennessee’s 2018 public school graduates were the most prepared for college in the state’s history, according to ACT data released Wednesday by the Tennessee Department of Education. Ensuring every student is ready for postsecondary education and the workforce is one of SCORE’s three student achievement goals. When students attain benchmark scores...Read More

Belmont announces business degree partnership with Nashville State

Two Nashville schools have partnered to offer community college students a clear pathway to earning a bachelor’s degree in business. Belmont University and Nashville State Community College announced on Wednesday a partnership that allows the community college’s students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree through Belmont. It is a similar agreement that Belmont shares...Read More

West Tennessee mayors join early childhood education coalition

“It is a fact of life that to attract good paying jobs to our area, we must have a skilled workforce. What many people don’t think about is that building those workforce skills starts with development early in life — through learning to read, solving math problems and learning how to get along with others.” — Madison County Mayor, Jimmy Harris Expressing concern that a majority of Tennessee...Read More

Few Gains for Students in Tennessee Remedial Education Program

Tennessee’s unique approach to preparing students for college by requiring them to take remedial math classes in high schools instead of college doesn’t lead to improved math skills, according to a study released today by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research. The researchers who have been studying the Tennessee Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support program...Read More

In Silicon Prairie, Kenzie Academy’s Apprenticeship Program Trains Students for High-Paid Tech Jobs of Tomorrow — Without College or Debt

Unlike many of his peers, Dylan Fields, a high school senior in a small town just north of here, has long known what he wants to do for a career. But like many others, Fields had no idea how to get from where he was to where he dreamed of being. ”I’ve watched more YouTube videos about software engineering than 99 percent of people,” he said. “It’s insane.” Problem was, Fields, 17, didn’t how...Read More

Foundation, church partner to install tiny houses for homeless college students

A Lynnwood-based foundation and a local church are partnering with a Seattle company to provide portable housing units for homeless college students and those attending work-training programs. Pallet, a Seattle-based Social Purpose Corporation, is working in conjunction with the Jean Kim Foundation for the Homeless Education and Lynnwood’s Good Shepherd Baptist Church to build a six-unit,...Read More

As Memphis parents struggle to find information about schools, one parent group is calling for a simpler enrollment system

Memphis parent Leisa Crawford didn’t have time to look through dozens of websites and zig-zag hundreds of miles around town to find a school for her child. So she relied on word-of-mouth. “When you live here in Memphis … you don’t go on the website,” she told members of parent advocacy organization Memphis Lift earlier this year. “We heard about KIPP, Snowden — OK, we’re going there. Or it’s a...Read More