Shannon Coan
Education Reporter at Chattanooga Times Free Press
education reporter @timesfreepress | past lives @bostonglobe, @beaconjournal | she/her
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1 week ago |
timesfreepress.com | Shannon Coan
What to know about the cuts in Hamilton County Schools’ proposed budget 6 minutes ago by Shannon Coan Staff photo by Abby White / A sign stating “Fully fund our schools” rests on a column outside of the Hamilton County Courthouse. The Hamilton County Commission held their weekly meeting on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, where public school funding was an emphasized topic. .
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govtech.com | Shannon Coan
The customized AI agent, named Celeste, aims to make the recruiting process interactive and easier for employers, said Walton Robinson, the executive director of the Hamilton County-Chattanooga Apprenticeship Hub. The hub wants the AI to be available to potential apprentices to help them identify what job they want to do and what skills they have already that can transfer to a new career path, he said.
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2 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Shannon Coan
Hamilton County program for teachers of color questioned 2 minutes ago by Shannon Coan Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / School board member Larry Grohn asks a question April 17, 2025, at a Hamilton County school board meeting. On April 30, 2025, he questioned the district's mentorship programs for teachers of color. A Hamilton County school board member is questioning the district's mentorship programs for teachers of color.
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2 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Shannon Coan
The Chattanooga area's apprenticeship opportunity hub will use artificial intelligence to help employers find overlooked talent for its work-based talent development programs. The customized AI agent, named Celeste, aims to make the recruiting process interactive and easier for employers, said Walton Robinson, the executive director of the Hamilton County-Chattanooga Apprenticeship Hub.
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2 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Shannon Coan
In a contentious meeting Wednesday night, Hamilton County school board members raised their voices while debating where to make cuts as the district faces an up-to-$18.5 million budget deficit for next school year. "This board needs to speak to the administration because I don't feel like the administration's listening to this board," school board member Jodi Schaffer, R-East Brainerd, said. "There, I said it. This is the board's budget. We are accountable to who elect us.
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