Chattanooga 2.0 is a partnership among 150 organizations to advance equity and opportunity here in Hamilton County, so that all children can reach their full potential. Its recent report to the community highlighted the past five years of progress on improving outcomes in birth-to-career education and workforce…

In 2015, Chattanooga 2.0 published a report predicting that, by 2025, more than 80% of well-paying jobs in the city and county would require postsecondary education. The problem? Local residents were not adequately prepared to get these jobs. So, Chattanooga 2.0 sought community input, data analysis and national…

Five years in, education collaboration Chattanooga 2.0 has pulled in scores of industry leaders, parents, administrators and community members alike to accomplish one main objective — to find equitable solutions to support local students from cradle to career. And in 2021, as Executive Director Molly Blankenship looks…