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Governor’s Books from Birth
Foundation (GBBF)
www.governorsfoundation.org
The Governor’s Books from Birth
Foundation is a public-private
partnership created in 2004 that
provides books from Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library at no cost to
children from birth to age five,
regardless of income. To date, more
than 20 million books have been
delivered and more than 50% of
Tennessee’s total under-five population
currently receive Imagination Library
Books.
Theresa Carl, President
[email protected]
615.253.3600
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
SCORE inspires leaders by sustaining
momentum around a common reform
agenda, holds a mirror up to the state to
illuminate what is working and identify
key challenges, and supports work to
innovate and develop creative solutions
to educational challenges. SCORE does
this through research-based policy
advocacy, strategic communications,
outreach, progress monitoring, and
highlighting and sharing best practices.
SCORE seeks two outcomes: that every
Tennessee student graduates high
school prepared for college and career,
and that Tennessee remains the
fastest-improving state in the country
on key student outcomes that lead to
college and career preparedness.
Jamie Woodson, President and CEO
[email protected]
615.727.1545
Professional Educators of
Tennessee (PET)
Jennie Verner, Director of Advocacy
[email protected]
615.727.1545
www.proedtn.org
Dr. Jared Bigham, Director of College and
Career Readiness
[email protected]
615.727.1545
Professional Educators of Tennessee
(PET) is a statewide professional
organization that represents
public and private school teachers,
administrators, and non-certified staff
from kindergarten through graduate
school. PET’s stated mission is the
improvement of teaching and putting
students first.
Dr. J. C. Bowman, Executive Director
[email protected]
615.778.0803
State Collaborative on Reforming
Education (SCORE)
www.tnscore.org
The State Collaborative on Reforming
Education (SCORE) collaboratively
supports Tennessee’s work to prepare
students for college and the workforce.
SCORE is an independent, non-profit,
and non-partisan advocacy and
research institution founded by former
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Tennessee Charter School Center
www.tnchartercenter.org
The mission of the Tennessee Charter
School Center is to support and
cultivate high performing charter
schools and advocate for autonomy,
accountability, and choice across public
education in Tennessee. The Tennessee
Charter School Center is the result of the
2013 merger of the Tennessee Charter
School Incubator and the Tennessee
Charter Schools Association.
Greg Thompson, Chief Executive Officer
[email protected]
615.401.7222
Emily Lilley, Director of Policy
[email protected]
615.401.7222
Tennessee College Access and
Success Network (TCASN)
www.tncollegeaccess.org
The Tennessee College Access and
Success Network aims to establish a
college-going culture in communities
across the state. Driven by the mission
to increase the number of Tennesseans
completing postsecondary
opportunities, the Network supports
such efforts by connecting education
and community leaders, expanding and
creating college access and success
programs, and promoting professional
education and information sharing.
Bob Obrohta, Executive Director
[email protected]
615.983.6847
Tennessee Consortium on
Research, Evaluation, and
Development (TN CRED)
www.tnconsortium.org
The Tennessee Consortium on
Research, Evaluation, and Development
is responsible for carrying out a
detailed, focused program of research
as part of Tennessee’s Race to the Top
grant. In collaboration with researchers
and practitioners across the state
and nation, the Consortium leads and
engages in research s YY\