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From F to Fastest in Tennessee. Jamie Woodson, President & CEO, SCORE. Tennessee THEN. Proficiency Claim. “Nearly 9 out of 10 eight-graders are proficient in math” – Tennessee state claim. Proficiency Reality.
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From F to Fastest in Tennessee Jamie Woodson, President & CEO, SCORE
Tennessee THEN 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 Graded F on “Truth in Advertising”& “Post-secondary and Workforce Readiness” – Leaders & Laggards report, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2007
…But Still Below Average Average Scale Score – 2013 NAEP 4th Grade Reading
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