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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…