Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy – Chattanooga Established with a mission to provide young women with a rigorous college preparatory education focused on match, science and technology the Chattanooga Girls Leadership is the first charter school to be approved by the Hamilton County Board of Education.  The Academy has been serving students since 2006 and entered [...]

Understanding STEM What it Means for Your Child By Tracey Carisch This four-letter acronym has been quite the buzz lately. Everyone seems to be talking about STEM as it relates to education, the economy and our nation’s competiveness in the global marketplace. But the meaning behind the letters isn’t obvious. What impact does it really [...]

The Adolescent Demystified By Thornton Parsons Dealing with the issues of adolescence can be trying for all concerned, but educating teenagers doesn’t have to be as frustrating as trying to nail Jello to a tree. Educators help teenagers accomplish developmental goals, such as increasing responsibility and independence while navigating the tumultuous adolescent years. Zimmerman and [...]

Normal Park Makes Straight-A’s! by CP “Straight A’s are definitely worth celebrating.”  Jill Levine, principal The Normal Park Museum Magnet School received a rare double honor on the Tennessee State Report Card.  Students, teachers, dignitaries and families celebrated with student-made signs, a marching band pep rally and a message to students that hard work does [...]

What is a PTA Teacher Supply Depot? The goal of the Teacher Supply Depot is to provide teachers with free usable materials to enhance their classrooms and to promote student achievement. Four times a year, teachers can come into the depot and collect items for use in their classrooms. The Depot accepts basic educational tools [...]

Now Playing:  Chattanooga versus Disney The Zeller family had prepared their children for a Chattanooga vacation for the Fall break.  They might have talked about visiting Rock City, Ruby Falls, the Incline or the famous Tennessee Aquarium.  They might have talked about eating ice cream after taking a walk on the Walnut Street Bridge or [...]

Party Like a Rock Star The complete guide to planning a birthday party in Chattanooga Chattanooga is a fun place to be a family and birthdays are a great time to celebrate with friends, family and fun.  There are some important ingredients to a successful party but the key starts with you and your child. [...]

Sing out, Louise! The performing arts build confidence through discipline—and fun “Music draws people together, and it’s something you can participate in your entire life. You are never lonely if you have music.” By Janis Hashe When The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, the Montague family will be front and [...]

Working together in the PTA by Badiema Waldrep. Fall is in the air and the leaves are slowly turning from green to gold. Our children have been in school for more than two months now and we find our families busy with homework, scouts, sporting events, and PTA meetings. November is here, and it represents a [...]

by Tara Viland. Report Cards are out and, inevitably, there are some surprises.  It seems like only yesterday that I remember that look on my mother’s face.  We don’t have a dog, where is all of the missing homework? Whether the report that came to your home was good or bad homework habits, preparing for [...]