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Dr. Jared Bigham currently serves as Coordinator of Chattanooga 2.0, an education and workforce development initiative for Hamilton County.
Chattanooga 2.0 is a community-wide call to action for education reform and improvement to help all students succeed and to prepare for the jobs of the future. Chattanooga 2.0 found that local public schools aren't preparing students for entry-level jobs, most of which require post-secondary education. So far, 33 businesses and agencies, including TVA, Unum and a handful of nonprofit and other organizations, have expressed interest in partnering with Chattanooga 2.0.
Dr. Bigham has worked as the state-wide Director of College & Career Readiness with TN SCORE, a non-profit research and advocacy organization, where he also led the work of the Expect More, Achieve More state coalition. Before this, Dr. Bigham served as a K-12 supervising principal, a high school principal, and an elementary principal. Dr. Bigham has served on multiple state and national committees, as well serving as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Rural Education Association.
Dr. Bigham has given multiple presentations on education and coalition building issues at the state and national level, is a contributor to national education blogs like Edweek.org, and is the author of three books.
Dr. Bigham is also an adjunct instructor at Liberty University, teaching classes in philosophy of education and school/community relations. He is also the proud husband of a teacher and father of five children.

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