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Chattanooga aspires to be the Smartest Community in the South. To make that happen, it’s vital that students make a successful transition from high school to college and career training. Read more about a collaborative effort with to reimagine the system.

Transforming High School - Benwood Gateway Scholars Pursue Success after Graduation Chattanooga is known for dreaming big. Home to the fastest improving public schools in Tennessee, community leaders have set their sights on earning the title of best school district in the state – and being the Smartest Community in the South. To m...

PEF's Geoff Millener on the potential for digital inclusion in our community:
"In a place like Chattanooga, education and the Internet go hand-in-hand. Thanks to EPB, our community has a fiber backbone which can reach every resident in the city — the kind of infrastructure that, unlike the highways of the 50s and 60s, has the potential to connect, rather than divide. How we treat that connectivity — how open and accessible we make the future not just for some, but all — defines us, and defines my work." Congratulations, and keep up the good work!

Making an Open and Accessible Future – Read, Write, Participate – Medium Geoff Millener in his own words | A Network50 Spotlight

3D printing, robotics, coding, and more....Volkswagen is hosting a FREE week-long summer camp for teens to learn more about careers in advanced manufacturing and STEM. Contact information is below - and there were 40 spaces left as of yesterday!

Our community is implementing its own version of this successful program from Boston. Thanks to the United Way of Greater Chattanooga , Chattanooga 2.0 , and City of Chattanooga - Government for leading the way on Chattanooga Basics.

How Boston Is Closing the Achievement Gap With Love Organizations around the city are signing on for the Boston Basics, a series of evidence-based parenting principles that encourage new moms and dads to shower their kids with affection.

Heavy hearts today for the children, families, teachers, and everyone in the Woodmore Elementary School community. The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga and United Way of Greater Chattanooga have established a fund to support the families impacted by this tragedy. You can donate to the Woodmore Fund via the link below.

Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Your donation can be made in memory or honor of someone.  In the Gift Information section below, list the name of the individual(s) you are making the gift in memory/honor of along with the name and address of the person we should notify.

Causeway wants to know: "How can we make Chattanooga a city where people from all backgrounds live, work, play and learn together?" Your idea could win $10,000 plus fourth months of incubation support from the Causeway team!

That’s right, it’s time for another Causeway Challenge, and we have some big changes up our sleeves! This time around, we’ll award $10,000 and a spot in our incubation program to up to 5 projects that answer the question: How can we make Chattanooga a city where people from all backgrounds live, work, play and learn together? Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/ler9rb9.

Guest blogger Gary Rudolph provides an update from the 2014 Chatanooga Boys Leadership Summit.

2014 Chattanooga Boys Leadership Summit / The Benwood Foundation It is the start of a good day for a middle-school age boy from Chattanooga’s urban community.

Computer Science Education Week starts tomorrow! Sign up students for an "Hour of Code"! There's also an Hour of Code Holiday party for Educators Tuesday night & two events this Saturday, December 13th for students.

Computer Science Education Week begins Dec. 8 « PEF Today, we’re surrounded by technology, yet very few of us understand how computers actually work. Simple computer science activities can help nurture creativity and problem solving skills. By getting a feel for computational thinking early, you can have a foundation for success in any future career…

Learn more about the Ensemble Theatre Company in Chattanooga in Adera Causey's latest blog.

Giving Voice to Others: A wider play for Chattanooga / The Benwood Foundation That is the definition of success that is brighter than any red carpet, that is larger than the letters on the Hollywood sign, that is more permanent than any star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

Can we design healthy communities? A new guest post from John Bilderback:

Designing Health / The Benwood Foundation Chattanoogans can take on a new challenge by moving beyond our tremendous downtown and apply the same creative and intellectual energies to the communities that surround it.

Speaking Up, Speaking Out: Christian Collier / The Benwood Foundation He hopes to see a Chattanooga that blends the arts, has a less disjointed creative scene and more unified and diverse audiences ....

Money, Passion and Story: The Drivers (or Barriers to) Great Urban Design in Chattanooga / The... Think for a moment, if those of us participating in the creation of the public realm and public space put the quality of the space first, isn’t it likely that business success would follow?