Jared T. Bigham, EdD, is the director of College and Career Readiness with Tennessee SCORE, the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, where he oversees support for implementing Common Core standards statewide. Dr. Bigham serves on Tennessee's Common Core Leadership Council, and is the former executive director of the Tennessee Rural Education Association, of which he is a board member. He is a former elementary and high school principal, former elementary language arts and middle school science teacher, and a father of two. Jared is a nationally recognized speaker on education policy and leadership, and a guest blogger for multiple online education publications.
