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Understanding Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law

June 14, 2023

The good news? More third graders in Tennessee are reading and writing on grade level than ever befor e. The bad news? More third graders in Tennessee face the risk of retention because they aren’t reading and writing on grade level than ever before.…

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The Business of Child Care

April 13, 2023

By now, you’ve probably seen dozens, if not hundreds, of headlines about the child care crisis in America. Families are struggling to find quality, affordable care options for their children. It’s a problem that’s trapping families, employers, and child care providers in a troubling equation: parents…

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A Positive, Impactful Start to 2023

April 4, 2023

Chattanooga 2.0 is a coalition of organizations with a backbone team that helps coordinate and drive collaborative work from birth to career in Hamilton County, Tennessee. This year, our small, but mighty, team has been working with community leaders and organizations to roll out strategies and…

Applications Now Open for Child Care Substitute Pilot

March 17, 2023

Chattanooga 2.0 and early childhood leaders from its Early Matters action team announced today a third round of the Quality Matters Fund (QMF) that will benefit both child care providers and early childhood educators. The focus of this QMF round is on the recruitment and retention…

SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY

November 29, 2022

Dear friends and community partners, On this Giving Tuesday, we want to take a moment to reflect on the meaning of this day and on how we can further the spirit of giving year-round. Giving Tuesday began ten years ago with a mission to build a…

HAMILTON COUNTY-CHATTANOOGA SELECTED AS ONE OF COUNTRY’S FIVE APPRENTICESHIP INNOVATION DISTRICTS

November 16, 2022

CHATTANOOGA, TN – BuildWithin, a national apprenticeship intermediary approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, has announced it is working closely with Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson, the Benwood Foundation, and Chattanooga 2.0 to establish…

Early Matters Chattanooga Launches Three-Year Early Childhood Action Plan

October 26, 2022

CHATTANOOGA, TN - Chattanooga 2.0 leaders announced Wednesday the launch of a three-year action plan for early childhood in Hamilton County. The Early Matters 2025 Early Childhood Action plan outlines strategies to improve the local early care and education system and is the culmination of one…

Hamilton County, TN’s Early Childhood System

October 18, 2022

Below is a list of the local organizations and programs that make up our local early childhood system. The list is not exhaustive, so if we missed your initiative, please let us know. EARLY CHILDHOOD DOMAINEXISTING PROGRAMS / INITIATIVESIMPACTED MEASURE OF SUCCESS Supported Families & and Supportive CommunitiesCatholic Charities SKILLED…