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BlueSky Tennessee Institute: How Teamwork in Tennessee Helps Students, Schools, and Businesses

BlueSky Tennessee Institute: How Teamwork in Tennessee Helps Students, Schools, and Businesses

A new partnership between BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and East Tennessee State University allows students to receive tuition-free bachelor’s degrees in computer science and a job offer upon graduation
Students take part in a Bard Early College course. The program was among the first to bring intensive college prep to low-income high schoolers. After two years of instruction in the fundamentals needed for higher education, students at Early Colleges jump into credit-bearing courses often found in the first year at top colleges. (Credit: Bard Early College)

Opening Campus Doors for Low-Income Learners

Jun 3, 2026

Learning from Our Investments in School-Family Partnerships

Learning from Our Investments in School-Family Partnerships

Apr 11, 2025

Anaheim Collaborative: New Ways to Measure Students’ Progress

Anaheim Collaborative: New Ways to Measure Students’ Progress

Nov 19, 2024

Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN): To Fight Brain Drain in Rural Texas, Local Leaders Offer Routes to Promising Jobs

Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN): To Fight Brain Drain in Rural Texas, Local Leaders Offer Routes to Promising Jobs

Oct 25, 2024

Future Focused Education: Paid Internships for Low-Income Teens

Future Focused Education: Paid Internships for Low-Income Teens

Oct 9, 2024

Grads2Careers: In Baltimore, a Push to Unlock Higher Pay for High School Graduates

Grads2Careers: In Baltimore, a Push to Unlock Higher Pay for High School Graduates

Sep 16, 2024

Four Key Takeaways to Develop Socioeconomic and Civic Opportunities in Communities

Four Key Takeaways to Develop Socioeconomic and Civic Opportunities in Communities

Aug 20, 2024

CareerWise Elkhart County: Apprenticeship Program Brings Economic Hope to Indiana

CareerWise Elkhart County: Apprenticeship Program Brings Economic Hope to Indiana

Aug 5, 2024

IU Health High School Fellowship: An Early Path to Helping Patients

IU Health High School Fellowship: An Early Path to Helping Patients

Jul 15, 2024

Inside a High-Poverty School District’s Exceptional Postpandemic Rebound

Inside a High-Poverty School District’s Exceptional Postpandemic Rebound

Jul 1, 2024

The Latine College and Career Network: Giving a Boost to Latino Students in Boston

The Latine College and Career Network: Giving a Boost to Latino Students in Boston

May 15, 2024

West AlabamaWorks!: Matching Job Seekers and Employers across Nine Rural Counties

West AlabamaWorks!: Matching Job Seekers and Employers across Nine Rural Counties

Apr 24, 2024

OneFuture Coachella Valley: Building a Strong Local Workforce

OneFuture Coachella Valley: Building a Strong Local Workforce

Mar 24, 2024

Profiles in Collective Leadership

Profiles in Collective Leadership

Mar 20, 2024

How Can We Better Serve First-Generation College Students?

How Can We Better Serve First-Generation College Students?

Aug 10, 2023

Strategies and Resources to Support Effective Family Engagement

Strategies and Resources to Support Effective Family Engagement

Aug 8, 2023