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 the Scarboro Oak Ridge 85 and…
KNOXVILLE, TN (Jan. 7, 2021) – In a Knoxville College Board of Trustees meeting on January 4, 2021, Leonard L. Adams, Jr. was elected to serve as interim president effective…
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, discipline, and disparities among student groups….
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 (STEM) education and middle school career and…
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 Service to create ornaments for the 2020…
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. (Dec. 4, 2020) – UScellular Community…
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 that was sent to us on…
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 small picnic table and two plastic…
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, TN (October 2020) – Seniors Jadejsha…
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 Lonsdale Elementary School will be shared…
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 aimed at preparing students for success…
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. The new maker space is equipped…
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 survive, it is our goal 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 Teaching (NIET), surprised leaders at Sarah…
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 students will return to school for…
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 students, regardless of income status or…
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 for one member of the Austin-East…
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 student will be attending in-person instruction…
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, North Carolina-native, Gahmya Drummond-Bey taught through…
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 the telethon’s original goal. Last year…
KCS Transportation U bus driver program celebrated it’ first class of graduates. Trainer Doug Romig (left) stands with graduates Anita King, Bonnie Gillespie and Cheyenne Rickman. (Photo submitted)Knox County Schools recently honored the first three graduates of…
By Josh Flory KNOXVILLE, TN (July 28, 2020) – Providing a Chromebook to every KCS student is a complicated task, but preparations have begun at schools across the county. In May of this year, the Knox County Board…
As Knox County Schools gears up to offer virtual learning for many students across the district, one middle school gained some valuable experience over the summer. By Josh Flory KNOXVILLE, TN (June In July 21, 2020) – Vine…
Based on the COVID-19 information available today, Knox County School families who might want to take advantage of a virtual school option in the coming school year (if schools reopen in the fall) to complete a survey by Tuesday,…
By Joshua Flory KNOXVILLE, TN (June 30, 2020) – Taking over a football program is always a challenge, but two head coaches who stepped into the spotlight this year are managing more than just X’s and O’s….