Chattanooga 2.0 and Partners Join Bloomberg Philanthropies’ $90 Million National Initiative to Accelerate High School Students into High-Wage, In-Demand Trade Careers

Chattanooga 2.0, Hamilton County Schools, Associated General Contractors of East Tennessee, IBEW Local 175, and UA Local 43 Steamfitters and Pipefitters Join Bloomberg Philanthropies’ $90 Million National Initiative to Accelerate High School Students into High-Wage, In-Demand Trade Careers With $9 million in support, initiative will connect 300…

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NEW TOOL: HAMILTON COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH FISCAL MAP
Chattanooga 2.0 launches an interactive tool that allows the community to explore how public investments benefit children in Hamilton County, TN. Access the new Children and Youth Fiscal Map Here Ever wondered how our local governments, the state, and the nation invest in Hamilton County kids? …
Moc LEAD Creating LEADers at UTC
https://chatt2.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Moc-LEAD.mp4   As students graduate college and head into the workforce, businesses increasingly see a lack of creativity, communication, team-building and other soft skills among new workers.  Thanks to the University of Tennessee Chattanooga’s Leadership Programs , students in Chattanooga are being transformed into the future business…
Chattanooga State: Opportunities to Shine
By Betty A. Proctor, Chattanooga State Nathan Smith took a series of jobs after earning his bachelor’s in sociology, but the jobs had little to do with his degree and he felt the need to try something else. After some inward reflection, Nathan realized he always had…
Bridging the Gap to College: Lessons for Other Communities
Bridge to Completion, a recent report produced by the Nashville Public Education Foundation and the Tennessee College Access and Success Network (TCASN), shows that making the leap from high school to college graduation is more challenging than it should be for too many Nashville students. While…

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