State and local leaders from government and education were among those on hand to help Catoosa County’s first 16 students jump start their futures during Friday’s College and Career Commitment Ceremony held on the Catoosa County Campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) in Ringgold. The county’s first “From HERE to CAREER! Academy” pathways in the fields of Industrial ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has released district and school level data and status designations for the 2018-2019 school year. The Accountability Protocol that is used to determine a district or school level status is based on several components such as student achievement and growth for all students and subgroups, chronic absenteeism , English Language Proficiency ... (click for more)

County School Board member Rhonda Thurman said the county school administration should have vetted a recent controversial presentation on "white privilege" at a teacher in-service training. However, board member Karitsa Mosley Jones said there was nothing wrong with the program by an outside speaker. She said, "That's the life we live. It's the life our students live. It's the ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police said a 44-year-old man died after being stabbed in the 1200 block of East Main Street around midnight Thursday. Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering from a stab wound. Hamilton County EMS responded and transported the victim to a local hospital. Officers secured the scene and called for the Violent Crimes Bureau to respond. Investigators ... (click for more)

This opinion is being submitted in response to the many individuals who have communicated with me regarding the term white privilege. This term was included in a presentation by motivational speaker Robert Jackson at the professional development conference for teachers held Aug. 2 and has surprisingly stimulated significant controversy. First, let me commend Superintendent Bryan ... (click for more)

When I saw the first videos of School Superintendent Bryan Johnson unveiling the numbers on the Aquarium’s plaza that “proved” educational promise and prosperity has returned to our county’s public education circus, I eagerly looked for the Newsweek team that accurately profiled our city as it took a huge backwards step in racial ignorance and human disdain. No … but, hey, there ... (click for more)