KNOXVILLE Tenn. (April 2022) – Melody Dalili has been writing poems for years, but she didn’t begin reciting them publicly until a spoken-word performance last August. Since then, the Farragut High School junior has gotten several opportunities to perform her work, and this month her literary journey led to a groundbreaking honor – recognition as…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 2022) – Walking across the graduation stage is a tremendous milestone for KCS students, but they also need to be prepared for what comes next. On May 4, Knox County Schools celebrated the district’s designation as a Ford Next Generation Learning Community, an important step in the ongoing effort to transform the…
(UPDATED WITH PARTICIPATING COMIC STORE LOCATIONS) EAST TENNESSEE (May 4, 2022) – Calling all comic book enthusiasts! The first Saturday of May is recognized nationally as your day! This Saturday, May 7th is Free Comic Book Day (FCBDay), an annual event celebrated across the country. This event attracts new readers and rewards lifelong fans. “We…
There is much to do and many activities for center-city residents who live in the pockets of like-minded disconnected East Tennesseans in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Maryville, and the Johnson City, Morristown areas. All are within an hours drive of Knoxville. The East Tennessee Enlightener is excited to share family activities, adult events, and more happenings…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 9, 2022) – UScellular has announced the three winners of its Seventh Annual Black History Month Art Contest that was held in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley in recognition of influential Black icons in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Public voting for the finalists’…
A conversation on the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and the continuing impact on Black students and teachers to this day. NATIONWIDE (March 15, 2022) – Who do we become when we see ourselves in the leaders around us? This is the question at the heart of After 1954, a new podcast from Lemonada…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (February 17, 2018) – The Knox County Board of Education will be hiring a new leader to assume the role of Superintendent of Schools. A key part of this process has been to provide everyone an opportunity to be heard. Dr. Tammy Grissom, Executive Director of the Tennessee School Boards Association, led a…
Visit here; Chalkbeat Jobs Board The Chalkbeat Jobs Board lists jobs in education from school support staff to principals and administrators across the United States. You can also post positions/jobs opportunities in your area. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit online news source that offers “essential education reporting across America.” Chalkbeat is committed to covering one of America’s…
Posted by Josh Flory ETEnlightener/Health & Happiness Knox County Schools (October 2021) – On a recent morning at Sterchi Elementary, Janet French took a one-page sheet of writing exercises and scanned them into her computer. After making sure the worksheet was correct, she entered a command. A staccato noise like a miniature jackhammer rang out…
Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee Sep 14, 5:18pm CDT Seven of 79 Tennessee schools flagged for poor academic performance in 2018 dropped off the state’s “priority list” of bottom-performing schools this year when the Tennessee Department of Education unveiled its 2020-21 school accountability lists Tuesday. Three of the exiting schools are in Memphis, the epicenter…
Knox County Board of Education – Special Meeting – Wednesday, September 1st – at 5pm After almost 9,000 children out sick on 8/26. This meeting will be at the Andrew Johnson Building, 912 S. Gay Street. due to a previously scheduled meeting at the City/County Building. 4 pm Citizen’s will gather outside 4:30 pm…
KNOXVILLE, TN (August 6, 2021) Two volunteers, one a former resident of a property owned by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), have started a Little Free Library for residents of Five Points, with a focus on children. Marie Illingworth, who lived near the Five Points area while a young child, and Ngina Blair, a former…
Austin High School History (Provided by the Austin-East Alumni Assoc.) – The Public schools of Knoxville for white children began operating in 1870. The free public education for black children began six years later in 1876. Prior to that time, black children…
KNOXVILLE, TN (August 4, 2021) – All K-12 students in Knox County Schools will be provided a Chromebook for the upcoming school year, as part of the 1:1 initiative which was adopted by the district in 2020. Chromebook distribution will be coordinated by individual schools, but at many schools the process will not begin until…
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 18, 2021) – The KCS Security Division will host a recruitment fair on Thursday, July 22, from 2-6 p.m. at the Sarah Simpson Professional Development and Technology Center, 801 Tipton Avenue. Potential candidates will be interviewed onsight, so come prepared with a resume, credentials, and dressed appropriately. Selected recruits will attend a…
Tammi Campbell Appointed Principal of Austin-East Magnet High School Tammi Campbell has been appointed Principal of Austin-East High School, effective May 2021. Ms. Campbell joined Knox County Schools in 2002 working with Project GRAD for seven years before becoming a school counselor at Austin-East High School. She previously served as a training specialist for Knoxville’s…
KNOXVILLE, TN (May 2021) – The Knoxville Area Urban League presented an “End of the Year” celebration for its 27 graduating scholars in the National Achievers Society (NAS) program. The celebration was at Marble Hall at Lakeshore Park in Knoxville on Sunday, May 23rd. Due to the pandemic, it was the first large, in-person event…
Schools Knoxville, TN (May 19, 2021) To help celebrate the school’s International Night, Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy on Tuesday brought a special guest to school — Taco the Llama! This year, SMG adopted a magnet theme of Global Leadership, and the International Night celebration featured food from around the world, dioramas highlighting the Amazon…
SCHOOLS KNOXVILLE, TN (May 5, 2021) The inaugural City of Knoxville Mayor’s Youth Council consists of 17 young people who share a desire to be more involved with local government, decision-making, and in building successful outcomes for all young people. “Young people are our future, and their perspective is invaluable to the City,” says Mayor…
The Walton Foundation’s results from a nationwide poll of K-12 students amid the upheaval caused by COVID-19. Parents want updates to an outdated system and bureaucrats. NATIONWIDE (May 5, 2021) – Before COVID-19, much of the country believed that our public schools served students well. Reluctant to fix outdated systems, bureaucrats and bureaucracies too often…
Educate/Schools By Matt Barnum Chalkbeat News NATIONAL (April 26, 2021) – A few years ago, thousands of high school principals across the country received a variation of the same email from a parent asking for “any information you can provide about enrolling.” When the email was sent by “Emily Walsh” seeking to enroll her son…
Experts say police brutality is a reproductive health issue that can leave lasting imprints on a community’s health. Mothers of black children’s anguish -‘we can’t protect them!’ What it means to be the mother of a Black child in America. By Barbara Rodriguez, Mariel Padilla The 19th news media NATIONAL (April 21, 2021) – Maria Fernandez…
UScellular has announced its winners of the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley Annual Black History Month Art Contest KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2021) – UScellular announced the three winners of the sixth annual Black History Month Art Contest it sponsors with the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley with…
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has entered into a collaborative partnership with two regional postsecondary institutions: Knoxville College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville. KNOXVILLLE, TN (February 25, 2021) – As the state’s flagship land-grant university and a community-engaged institution recognized by the Carnegie Foundation, UT seeks to create and sustain empowering partnerships. In a letter of…
Pay It Forward campaign offers 32 HBCU students from 16 colleges from across 6 states will receive a week of training and a $1,000 school stipend. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.– Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED is seeking applicants for the 2021 edition of the company-wide “Pay It Forward” program, which aims to provide African-American youth with opportunities…