Spratling awarded Civil Rights and Liberties Excellence Teaching Award. Oak Ridge, TN – John Spratling’s dedication to his students at Robertsville Middle School in Oak Ridge, TN has brought much attention to…

The Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation and Google Cloud have partnered to present the largest free virtual HBCU College Fair in the nation. This is the 19th Annual HBCU college fair, presented…

KNOXVILLE, TN (February 1, 2021) – The new Freedom Pass allows unlimited rides on KAT’s fixed-route bus service through Dec. 31, 2021. “The City’s Freedom Pass program will increase access to after-school…

Transfer Window Open Until February 16 Is your student considering a school outside of your family’s attendance zone? Families seeking a transfer can submit an application until 4 p.m. on Feb. 16,…

KNOXVILLE, TN (February 3, 2021) – As schools across Knox County celebrate Black History Month, students will learn about pioneering African-American scientists, civil rights leaders and artists. Educators are also working to…

John Spratling, a history teacher, and coach at Robertsville Middle School in Oak Ridge is the WBIR-TV Educator of the Week in January 2021. Spratling has been instrumental in the works of…

Knox County Schools Superintendent Bob Thomas to host a virtual meeting to solicit community input on the impact of the pandemic and the district’s new virtual learning program has affected academic achievement,…

Over 30 Districts Received Grant Funding for Middle School STEM and CTE Education Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced over $700,000 in additional grants will be awarded to districts to fund science, technology, engineering, and math…

Knoxville, Tenn. (December 2020)- Artwork created by students at Beaumont Magnet Academy is being highlighted in the nation’s capital this month. Beaumont was one of 56 schools chosen by the National Park…

UScellular’s Community Connections program provides a virtual way for K-12 groups to raise up to $1,000 to spend as needed. Organizations can still sign up for assistance through Dec. 31. KNOXVILLE, Tenn….

A heads-up to future engineers, mathematics majors, scientific thinkers, intellectual problem-solvers, and students of imagination and innovation. NASA invites you to share your genius.  (Editor’s note: We decided to share this information…

By Brian Canever KNOXVILLE, TN (Nov. 18, 2020) – Five years ago, KoJak Wells was in the stockroom of a Dollar General Store pushing aside storage containers to make room for a…

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges for schools across the country, but at Carter High School it gave a pair of student leaders the opportunity to step up. By Josh Flory KNOXVILLE,…

The new school will serve students from Sam E. Hill Primary as well as Lonsdale Elementary schools. (UPDATED from Oct. 23) KNOXVILLE, TN (Oct. 23, 2020) –  The plan for a new…

Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy transitions from a media communications theme to a focus on global cultures and languages. By Josh Flory A Knox County elementary school is embracing a new mission…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 15, 2020) – A donation from UScellular has made a “maker space” at the Walter P. Taylor Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley located in East Knoxville….

  NATIONWIDE (October 12, 2020) – The vision for HBCU Knoxville College’s 145th year and beyond is on re-accreditation, renovation, and rebuilding. Help protect our house. We are not simply trying to…

Tennessee school honored for early success with NIET initiatives that focus on high-quality instruction   KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 11, 2020) – Dr. Candice McQueen, CEO of the National Institute for Excellence in…

KNOXVILLE, TN (Sept. 7, 2020) – Cedar Bluff Middle School will move to online learning beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 8. This is expected to last for a total of five school days, and…

Knoxville, TN (Sept. 5, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently provided districts with an optional, new flexibility that will allow KCS to temporarily provide free breakfast and lunch to all…

By Josh Flory Knoxville, TN (August 2020) – The recent death of John Lewis, a longtime Georgia U.S. Representative and an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, brought back a special memory…

Knox County Schools will start on Monday, August 24, with a half-day for students from 8:30 am to 12 noon. L&N and CMA students is from 9:30am to 12:30 pm. If your…

Nationwide BlackNews (Aug. 3, 2020) — Experiencing a pandemic may be new to some of us, but it is not a new experience for many other countries in the world. In fact,…

KNOXVILLE, TN (July 28, 2020) – Project GRAD supporters stepped up in a big way this month for the 3rd annual WATE Project GRAD Laptop Telethon, topping all previous totals and surpassing…