State Board of Education

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.”
- Thomas Carruthers
Big Picture
The Turnaround Challenge: Great report, with links to other big picture analyses of school improvement, and helpful charts & graphics to highlight innovative ideas for state-led improvement of low-performing schools. Some sample pages are here.
- Overview & links.
- Main report […]

A new version of the State Board’s Master Plan, with 2007 ACT, PLAN and EXPLORE data for all Tennessee students is available here. The revision also includes 2007 NAEP data based on a sample of Tennessee students.

The Weekly Reader is a compilation of news articles, videos and audio clips related to the four foundational principles of the State Board’s Master Plan (updated for 2008).
We hope these will provoke thoughts and motivate actions that lead to increased numbers of Tennessee students enjoying post-secondary success.
Effective Leaders
NYC Principal leverages school-based autonomy to […]