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Seed Money For Later Learning: The Chattanooga Future Fund

Dr. Justin Robertson, Superintendent of Hamilton County Schools, with students at the launch of the Chattanooga Future Fund.
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Dr. Justin Robertson, Superintendent of Hamilton County Schools, with students at the launch of the Chattanooga Future Fund.

How much does it cost to kickstart saving the money for a child’s potential to learn after high school?

That’s the promise of the Chattanooga Future Fund, a five-year pilot program launched today at Red Bank Middle School by the nonprofit Chattanooga 2.0 - and backed by public and private partners here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

Keri Randolph is executive director of Chattanooga 2.0.

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