Education

A Reader Is Born: Free book program gives Tennessee tots a head start on learning

Thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation, every child in Tennessee can have a free book, every month, from birth through their fifth birthday.
Chattanooga Students Stepping Up: High school internship program improves prospects for kids and the community

High school internship program improves prospects for kids and the community.
Childhood Experiences Drive Career Aspirations: Minority scholars entering medical fields will help foster inclusion and address healthcare disparities

Minority scholars entering medical fields will help foster inclusion and address healthcare disparities.
Playing the Numbers

Mega Math Marathon players increased their math competency scores by nearly 50% more than students who didn’t play.

Playing the Numbers: Math and exercise add up to success in the classroom for GoNoodle students

Mega Math Marathon players increased their math competency scores by nearly 50% more than students who didn’t play.
Nursing Talent

JoVan McClain always loved children. “When my friends’ moms would have babies, I would always go to their houses and help out,” McClain, 19, remembers. “I just fell in love with children. I always wanted to be a nurse, and then in high school I did a project where I had to make an incubator — one like neonatal nurse practitioners use — and it was so interesting. “I knew that I wanted to work in the NICU.” Now in her freshman year at Belmont University, McClain is so clearly in her element it’s hard to imagine this future wasn’t always within her reach. “When I was really young, we used to drive by Belmont every day,” she recalls. “It […]

Nursing Talent: The dream of college becomes a reality for a young woman who plans a health care career

JoVan McClain always loved children. “When my friends’ moms would have babies, I would always go to their houses and help out,” McClain, 19, remembers. “I just fell in love with children. I always wanted to be a nurse, and then in high school I did a project where I had to make an incubator — one like neonatal nurse practitioners use — and it was so interesting. “I knew that I wanted to work in the NICU.” Now in her freshman year at Belmont University, McClain is so clearly in her element it’s hard to imagine this future wasn’t always within her reach. “When I was really young, we used to drive by Belmont every day,” she recalls. “It […]
The Future Faces of Health Care

37 years after going to college to study nursing, Mildred Moreland is retired. Her granddaughter, Savannah Clay, is just starting on her nursing journey.

The Future Faces of Health Care: BlueCross diversity scholars represent a new generation, looking to serve in health care

37 years after going to college to study nursing, Mildred Moreland is retired. Her granddaughter, Savannah Clay, is just starting on her nursing journey.
Knocked Down, Then Lifted Up

When Lookout Valley football player Peyton Cook took a helmet to his leg, the extensive treatments for the injury were painful, but Peyton found the positive: he decided he wanted to become a physical therapist.

Knocked Down, Then Lifted Up: Mentors help students make college dream a reality

When Lookout Valley football player Peyton Cook took a helmet to his leg, the extensive treatments for the injury were painful, but Peyton found the positive: he decided he wanted to become a physical therapist.