Multimedia Coverage

Audio

WUTC Roundtable on "Testing Teachers" (November 2010): WUTC 88.1 FM aired Emily Hanford's documentary, and then hosted a roundtable discussion featuring representatives from PEF, Hamilton County schools, the Benwood Foundation, Superintendent Scales, and the school board. (audio at bottom of page)

Testing Teachers (August 2010): American RadioWorks reporter Emily Hanford's documentary cites the Benwood Initiative as an example of how good teachers become great teachers. (mp3, transcript, documentary website)

WSMC Community Showcase (June 25, 2010): Dan speaks with Scott Kornblum on Classical 90.5 WSMC radio about TEACH/Here, a new teacher recruitment and preparation program in partnership with Knox County Schools, Hamilton County Department of Education and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. (mp3).

WSMC Community Showcase (May 20, 2010): Dan Challener speaks with Scott Kornblum on Classical 90.5 WSMC radio about the impact of Race to the Top now that Tennessee has won over $500 million for public education. (mp3)

WSMC Community Showcase (March 5, 2010): Dan Challener speaks with Scott Kornblum on Classical 90.5 WSMC radio about Race to the Top, First to the Top, and how these legislative changes affect Hamilton County. (wmv)

Chattanooga's Enthusiastic Eight (July 2006 - 45:26): An audio podcast of PBS reporter John Merrow's interview with Benwood teachers.
(online at Learning Matters)

Videos

"Hear Us Out" Chattanooga (November 2010): As part of the KnowHow2Go initiative, students at Central, Howard, and Ooltewah High schools were interviewed by peers to determine what supports they need from schools, parents, and others on the journey to college. (download the report, watch the 14:14 min video)

Department of Education - Voices of Reform: Transformation at Hamilton County Schools (May 3, 2010 - 5:14): In 2000, the Hamilton County School District in Chattanooga, Tenn., teamed up with a community partner to transform eight of the 20 lowest-performing grade schools in the state of Tennessee. The county built leadership teams to establish staff development and incentive programs to attract and retain talent. (online at DoE's YouTube channel)

Department of Education features Benwood Initiative (March 26, 2010 - 11:21): Learn about the Title I School Improvement Grant Program and how the communities of Mobile, Alabama; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Chattanooga, Tennessee were successful in implementing turnaround, restart and transformation models to revitalize and transform their lowest performing schools. (online at DoE's YouTube channel)

PBS Profiles Benwood Initiative (June 2006 - 11:03): The NewsHour's Special Correspondent for Education John Merrow reports on efforts to fix a group of troubled elementary schools in Tennessee.
(online at PBS)

Good to Great to Exceptional (10:42): A video produced by Hamilton County schools, PEF, the office of County Mayor Claude Ramsey and the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce.
(wmv)

The Story of High School Reform (13:12): A film by the Carnegia Corporation of New York. This segment features Hamilton County high school reform.
(wmv)

Student Videos: Through a grant from the Pearson Foundation, students at Chattanooga Museum Magnet Middle School, East Ridge Middle School, and Sale Creek Middle School created 20 four-minute short films during after-school programs. To learn more, see our press release on the project. The videos below are hosted on YouTube.

Chattanooga Middle Museum Magnet School

About Chattanooga Middle Museum Magnet School

Camp Contraband

The Civil War

My Neighborhood (Female Narrator)

My Neighborhood (Male Narrator)

Orlando's Movie About Ed Johnson

East Ridge Middle School:

About East Ridge Middle School

Bosnia

Central America

Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic