Through the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Program and the Innovation Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Pettinger Foundation, the Chamber is proud to announce that we have awarded a total of $30,000 to the AISD class of 2021 and have impacted the lives of ten graduating seniors. The Greater Arlington Chamber is proud to … [Read more...]
Chamber Scholarship & Innovation Scholarship Success in 2021
Chamber Issues Making Good Progress in Texas Legislature
With 18 days left in the legislative session your chamber is on track to have a good session. We approached the 87th Texas Legislature with goals in four primary areas: Economic Development, Education and Workforce Development, Transportation and Healthcare. Along the way we added recovery from Covid-19 and a few other issues to our priorities. Our … [Read more...]
Support AISD’s Practicum Program at the CTC Greenhouse Spring Plant Sale This Weekend
The Arlington Independent School District's Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center (CTC) helps prepare the future business leaders of our community today. This includes entrepreneurship and business-building. The CTC's agricultural program has a large greenhouse full to the brim with plants students have grown from seed that will look beautiful in … [Read more...]
UTA Virtual Career Fair Connects Employers to New Talent
The UTA Lockheed Martin Career Center will be virtually hosting its biannual career fair. The U.S. News and World Reports ranked UTA 13th in its 2021 “Best Graduate Schools” assessment. UTA has also been named an R-1 doctoral university due to its research efforts and achievements. These accolades attest to the quality of education at UTA and … [Read more...]
The Greater Arlington Chamber & META Foundation Announce the American Dream Scholarship Program for First-Generation Latino & Hispanic College Students
The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the META Foundation, has launched a brand new scholarship program - The American Dream Scholarship. This scholarship program is aimed at first-generation college students of Latino/Hispanic descent living in the greater Arlington area* that want to attend the University of Texas at … [Read more...]
STAAR Testing Continues, A-F District Ratings Paused
The Texas Education Agency announced today that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19. The STAAR test will proceed for the 2020-21 school year in order to provide critically important information about individual student learning that teachers and parents can use to help students … [Read more...]