Harold Levy Excellence Gap Op-Ed Featured in The Tennessean

Tennessee must work to narrow excellence gap

In 2013, Tennessee’s public schools unexpectedly made headlines.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as “the nation’s report card,” was released in November of that year and revealed that the Volunteer State had made the fastest education gains in the entire country.

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Harold Levy is the executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which offers the largest scholarships in the nation to high-performing students with financial need. www.jkcf.org