| Hamilton County Featured on Front Page of New York Times - Thursday, January 17, 2008In this article, "Urban Schools Aiming Higher Than Diploma," PEF President Dan Challener joins other experts in discussing how high schools must reinvent themselves so that all students are prepared for college. Dan reflects on the "transformational change" brought on by the School Board's decision to grant a single, college-prep diploma for all Hamilton County graduates. read more ...
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| 79 Graduate from Adult High School - Wednesday, December 12, 2007Chattanooga Times Free Press
Hamilton County High School, also known as the "adult high school," successfully assists 79 students in obtaining their high school diploma. read more ...
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| $975,000 to Improve Math Skills - Wednesday, August 22, 2007Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Carnegie Corporation continues its support of Hamilton County High Schools, with a shift in emphasis from literacy to math. read more ...
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| Students share opinions in survey - Monday, June 18, 2007
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| PEF representative testifies in Senate - Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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| Teacher to Race in NASCAR Event in Nashville - Thursday, March 22, 2007Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sequoyah High’s automotive career academy builds racing stock car read more ...
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| Academy Rewards - Thursday, March 01, 2007
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| Acing the ACT - Saturday, February 24, 2007Chattanooga Times Free Press
45 HCDE students score 30 or higher on the ACT read more ...
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| Making the Grade - Monday, February 19, 2007Chattanooga Times Free Press
More HCDE students are taking AP courses as part of district focus on ‘academic rigor’ read more ...
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| Good work at adult high school - Thursday, January 04, 2007
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| Students Get on Track at Adult High School - Tuesday, January 02, 2007Chattanooga Times Free Press
HCDE high school for adults gives former dropouts a second chance read more ...
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| High School Reform: It's About Time - Friday, December 01, 2006
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| Red Bank High Wins National Academy Award - Thursday, November 30, 2006Chattanooga Times Free Press
Red Bank High’s Teaching Academy wins 2006 Career Academy of the Year award in San Francisco read more ...
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| Hixson High Teacher Wins National Teacher of the Year Award - Tuesday, October 24, 2006Chattanoogan.com
Christopher Wheatley heads the Math, Science & Health academy read more ...
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| CCA is Winner of National Award - Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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| Ford Designates Chattanooga a Career Academy Innovation Community - Monday, August 28, 2006
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| Engineering a Turnaround: A Profile of Soddy-Daisy High School's Engineering Academy - Monday, May 01, 2006Teacher Magazine
Twenty years after it was shoved aside to make room for academic standards, vocational education is now something of a comback kid. Nowhere is that more evident than in southern Tennessee, where the small-school academies in one district combine academic rigor with real-world skills. read more ...
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| Community Up To Challenge Of Education Reform - Sunday, February 20, 2005Chattanooga Times Free Press
Guest editorial by Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corp. of New York read more ...
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| Initiative Improves Hamilton County Schools - Sunday, February 20, 2005Chattanooga Times Free Press
Guest editorial by Cathy Turner, Academy Facilitator, Central High School read more ...
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| Unsung High School Successes - Thursday, February 10, 2005Chattanooga Times Free Press
Carnegie Corp. President Vartan Gregorian visited to praise the progress in high school reform on several levels. read more ...
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| Reform Grant Helps Students - Thursday, February 10, 2005Chattanooga Times Free Press
Soddy-Daisyís 9th-grade academy funded by Carnegie Corp. money read more ...
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| For Progress In Local schools - Monday, February 07, 2005Chattanooga Times Free Press
Higher standardized test scores and higher rates of students being promoted from the ninth to the 10th grade are evidence that the generous gifts from the Carnegie Corp. of New York and the Public Education Foundation are making a difference. read more ...
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| Carnegie Leader Hails Reform - Friday, February 04, 2005Chattanooga Times Free Press
The president of Carnegie Corp. of New York came to Chattanooga on Thursday to celebrate reform -- funded by Carnegie -- in Hamilton Countyís 17 high schools. read more ...
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| Adult School Hails First Graduates - Tuesday, December 14, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
'This is to all the people who didn't think we would amount to anything,' said Ash-Lee Henderson, a member of the first graduating class of Hamilton County's first adult high school. read more ...
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| Construction Industry Professionals, Educators tour East Ridge High - Friday, October 29, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
Educators and construction industry professionals from as far away as Alaska are in Chattanooga to study a model construction career academy at East Ridge High School. read more ...
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| Budget Limits Slow School Reform - Sunday, October 10, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
Plans to expand East Ridge High School's construction career academy were shelved this year after schools officials' bid for additional funding for staffing and facilities improvements failed. read more ...
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| The Dynamo of Dixie - Friday, October 01, 2004What do you do when you can no longer be the dynamo of dixie?
By PEF President Dr. Dan Challener read more ...
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| A Bridge Toward Graduation - Monday, September 20, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
Adult School helps students who have had problems in a traditional setting read more ...
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| Educators Defend $6 Million Grant Use - Sunday, July 25, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
Local instructors and Carnegie representative agree foundation funds are being used correctly. read more ...
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| Construction Academy Field Trips Give Students Hands-on Training - Monday, April 05, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
Educational field trips are fairly commonplace for Hamilton County students. But for students in East Ridge High School’s construction academy, a recent field trip offer opportunities to operate forklifts, practice welding techniques, and learn CPR. read more ...
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| Community Foundation Gives $500,000 Grant For High Schools - Thursday, March 25, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Community Foundation makes a major investment in local schools by awarding the PEF a $500,000 grant to support high school reform. read more ...
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| Central Readies for Academies - Saturday, March 13, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
High school will focus on technology, communications and business. read more ...
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| Conference Gives Voice To School Issues - Monday, February 09, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
Five students from 17 Hamilton Country high schools recently participated in the Second Annual Hamilton County Student Speak Out forum read more ...
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| Ooltewah Academy to Focus on International Learning - Saturday, January 24, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
Curriculum includes foreign language, global art and entertainment courses. read more ...
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| Students Debate Tough Issues - Friday, January 23, 2004Chattanooga Times Free Press
School funding among topics at 2nd 'Speak Out' read more ...
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