Research On Tennessee First To The Top In U.S.

Since Tennessee successfully obtained the U.S. Department of Education’s Race To The Top program grants in2010, Tennessee enact the Tennessee First to the Top Act of2010and implement First To The Top project on the basis of Race To The Top standards. In the implementation process of First To The Top, Tennessee Department of Education turn from compliance-oriented to delivery-oriented, data application tend to use for improving instruction, teacher and principal assessment system change their autopsy assessment to serve as diagnostic tools to improve instruction, education goal is inclined to educator effectiveness, rather than educator quality. For the development of China’s education at the present stage, First To The Top has a new revelation.This thesis includes the following six sections:the first part is an introduction that clarifying the significance of this thesis, strict defining of core concepts, combing the results of current domestic and foreign researchers’study on this research subject, and is presentation of research frame, methods, features and innovations.In order to pave the way next paragraphs, the second part describes background of Tennessee First To The Top, mainly illustrate from three aspects------Race To The Tops’ background, overview of implementation.The third part is a detailed exposition of Tennessee First To The Top plans’vision, main objectives and core principles, and this plan implement from various projects, regulatory bodies, legal protection and other aspects to promote successful accomplishment.The fourth part is on the basis of the previous three parts, it summarizes the characteristics of Tennessee First To The Top, this plan shows promoting school turnaround, strengthening pre-service and post-service teacher training, using database to track the growth of students, teachers and principals, using new educational assessment systems and more traits.The fifth part is showing First To The Top achieve numerous amazing outcome in the past three years, whether implementing of teacher training programs, teachers and principals evaluation system, or establishing database, strengthening supervision and legal protection, Tennessee Department of Education have significant improvement.The last part is an enlightenment of the development of education in our country, we should understand many issues that appear in our country education, learn and imitate many execution measures of Tennessee First To The Top, such as emphasizing educational equity, promoting teacher professional development, using data system and reforming teacher evaluation system.