Public Education Forward

09/04/2026

If you're asking us, we'd say we kind of cooked (our marketing girl says this phrase sometimes).

Skip the fancy plans and stay home! Support students, teachers, and innovators across our community by purchasing your non-ticket at pefchattanooga.org or by visiting the link in our bio!

09/01/2026

Join the UnGala and make a difference from the comfort of your couch!! Visit pefchattanooga.org or click the link in our bio to get your non-ticket.

Support the next generation of teachers, students, and innovators. "Tickets" start at $50. Let’s make a difference, together💙

08/28/2026

08/26/2026

With the PEF Un-Gala, your dinner menu is entirely up to you. Order Chinese food, eat cereal out of the box, or cook a frozen pizza. Whatever you save on babysitting, a ticket goes straight toward supporting our teachers.
But the most important aspect of this fun non-event is that 100% of the donations go directly toward empowering students and providing professional development to educators. QR code or link to donate.

08/24/2026

The Teacher Residency Program provides rigorous preparation through real-world apprenticeship, developing teachers who are ready from day one, and offers transformative professional development through self-directed global learning experiences that reignite passion and deepen practice.

Support our teachers by not attending! Link in bio to make an impact.

08/20/2026

We’re moving forward, and we’re excited to welcome Ashley Edwards to the PEF team as our new Director of Impact.
Ashley brings a strong background in research, data analysis, and evidence-based strategy, with experience spanning workforce development, criminal justice, economic well-being, and local government.
At PEF, she’ll help turn data into meaningful insight that strengthens our programs, supports informed decision-making, and helps us better understand the impact of our work across students, teachers, and our community.
As we continue to help move public education forward, we’re excited about the perspective, expertise, and leadership Ashley brings to what comes next.
Welcome to PEF, Ashley!!

08/20/2026

Skip the traffic on Broad Street just this time. Support our public education teachers, students, and innovators from the comfort of your own neighborhood! Click to join the movement of doing absolutely nothing: Link in Bio to donate!

08/17/2026

PEF provides expert guidance for rising high school seniors through the college application process, personalized mentorship from acceptance through your first year of college, and support for adults returning to finish degrees they started years ago.

We are so passionate about driving public education forward. That's why this year we're focusing on 100% impact through our UnGala.

Follow along at to keep up with all things UnGala. Find the link to donate directly in our bio!!

08/12/2026

We know you love supporting Public Education Forward, but we also know you really love staying home sometimes too. That is why this year we are hosting our first-ever Un-Gala: The Event That Isn’t!

Swipe through to read our instruction manual for attending. Once you're done, head over to the link in our bio to support public education!

Let's move forward, together.

08/10/2026

We’re trading ballroom glitz for classroom grit! Save your wardrobe budget and invest it into the UnGala to directly support our students, educators, and innovators! 100% impact all the way - that's our motto for this year.

Click the link in our bio to secure your spot on your own couch!