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Innovative educators seek ways each year to tie engaging, hands-on learning with curriculum they're teaching in school. For one DuPont Elementary School teac...

Amusement park researching, designing, building, and implementation has been keeping eighth grade students busy recently in the Hixson Middle School (HMS) Vo...

When Dan Basler participated in PEF's Teacherpreneur Incubator program two years ago, his project idea included incorporating student math practice into the ...

If you could go anywhere in the world to study a subject, what would it be? Where would you go? For 16 Hamilton County teachers, the program Fund for Teacher...

Did you know over one billion people across the globe have either little or no access to electricity? Growing up in a small village in Njoro, Kenya, this was...

PEF Teacherpreneur Marcie Williams hosted her program, Physics EDU, in the heart of Chattanooga's Innovation District at The Edney this afternoon. Thanks to ...

When third grade teacher Erika Martin attended a professional development last summer, she had no idea of the positive opportunities it would lead her to in ...

During NOMCON earlier this month, former MythBusters co-host Adam Savage welcomed Hamilton County students to share where they derive their creativity for in...

Have you ever wondered how a video game is created and what steps are involved? Or maybe you know someone who is studying for a college degree in video game ...

PEF's STEM Fellows has had a long-lasting impression on many teachers, but not just in Hamilton County, TN. Since its inception, STEM Fellows has included do...

From their student-run business, to their award-winning electric powered racecar, the students in Dalewood Middle School's VW eLab have consistently amazed u...

Last Saturday, Chattanooga’s Gig City Girls hosted their first female coding event that brought in nearly 300 participants! With the event’s impressive turno...

When Hamilton County teachers Brittany Harris and Colleen Ryan noticed a decrease in student reading scores and a lack of transportation support for families...

Remake Learning Days Across America (RLDAA) kicked off on Saturday with green|spaces' Green Prix race, and the week ahead is filled with nearly 200 more even...

“The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see.” Alexandra K. Trenfor PEF’s second Policy Fellows cohort recently co...

Green-powered cars, design renovations for the local city annex, trophies, and t-shirts are just a few of the many creative projects that students have been w...

For some students, finding their niche in school isn't always easy. Fortunately, for Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences senior Lucas Tomlinson, the V...

Jill Smith, Instructional Coordinator at Hunter Middle, provided an in depth look into the structure of the VW eLab curriculum for their sixth through eighth...

Incorporating an array of academic subjects into what students are learning in their VW eLab is not always a simple task, but Ooltewah Middle School is ensur...

No matter your age, no matter your interests, there is a good chance you have played pinball at some point in your life. Students at Red Bank High School hav...