Congratulations 2020 Graduates #KCSGrads2020 KNOXVILLE, TN (June 1, 2020) – Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Knox County Schools is committed to honoring this year’s graduates and to celebrating their achievements. Graduation…
The Centers for Disease Control recommends that schools and day camps subscribe to the following guidelines for protection. Mon 01-Jun-20 4:22 PM June 1, 2020, updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving…
(UPDATED June 2, 2020) KNOXVILLE, TN, (May 16, 2020)- On Saturday, Project GRAD Knoxville celebrated its 2020 college graduates with a socially distanced car parade that was in the rear parking lot of Pellissippi State Community College Magnolia…
Project GRAD Promotes Two as Work Continues KNOXVILLE, TN (May 2020) – Project GRAD Knoxville Executive Director Vrondelia Chandler announced the promotion of two of its long-tenured leaders. Tanisha Fitzgerald-Baker is the new Project GRAD Program and Analytics…
KNOXVILLE, TN (May 7, 2020) – Firefighters extinguished a fire late night Thursday, in an abandoned building on the campus of Knoxville College. When crews arrived flames were coming from a 4th-floor window of the Robert H. Harvey…
Former President Barack Obama will celebrate graduates in 3 virtual events. An HBCU edition “Show Me Your Walk” on May 16, and that evening he will deliver the main address at “Graduate Together: High School Class of 2020…
Knox County Schools Covid-19 Update #5 Issued April 27th An important reminder to students and parents. Your child’s grades were made available for your viewing on the Family Portal. Wednesday, April 29th was the deadline for submitting your…
EMERALD YOUTH LAUNCHES “IMAGINE. PRAY. GIVE.” CAMPAIGN with a week-long virtual fundraiser replaces the 2020 Annual Prayer Breakfast to protect against the spread of COVID-19. KNOXVILLE, TN (April 27, 2020) – Over the past several weeks, Emerald Youth…
KNOXVILLE, TN (March 18, 2020) – Gov. Bill Lee’s administration unveiled a revised budget plan on Wednesday, March 17, that cuts the proposed increase for teacher pay in half and cuts most of the education initiatives he announced…
The information provided is recommended by the Knox County Schools System as resources to explore until it’s safe to reopen schools. Supplemental Education Resources Below are resources for your children to use while away from the classroom. Each…
In an effort to help further mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Knox County Schools will close through Friday, April 3, 2020. This includes all school-sponsored and community events. Please know this is a rapidly evolving situation and we…
COMCAST will not disconnect a customer’s internet service or assess late fees if they contact us and let us know that they can’t pay their bills during this period. March 13, 2020- Comcast and Charter announced Friday, March…
By Josh Flory Knoxville, TN (Nov. 2019) – A brightly decorated piano that is part of a public art and music initiative has found a “forever home.” On Tuesday, students at Dogwood Elementary celebrated the unveiling of an…
By Josh Flory, KCS Knoxville, TN (January 2020) – Knox County middle school students gathered for a vaping prevention summit on Thursday, January 9, an unexpected crisis interrupted. Trainers from CADCA, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, a…
JOIN US AND FELLOW EDUCATORS FOR AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THIS BROADWAY CLASSIC. A special event is available to teachers/educators, paraprofessionals and other non-teaching staff and includes a pre-show dinner, presentation and discussion with Dr. Broadway about the…
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE JOINS AAA – THE AUTO CLUB GROUP TO OFFER THE REDUCE TN CRASHES SCHOLARSHIP AWARD TENNESSEE (January 2020) – The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has joined AAA – The Auto Club Group to…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee partnered with Mayor Glenn Jacobs on Read City USA “Mission Completed” Event at Phyllis Wheatley YWCA in East Knoxville. KNOXVILLE, TN (December 17, 2019) — Mayor Glenn Jacobs will host a…
KNOXVILLE, TN (Dec. 6, 2019) – During the Knox County School Board Workshop on Dec. 4, 2019, Project GRAD Knoxville announced that it exceeded every Year One metric established under its 5-Year Memorandum of Agreement with Knox County…
New Foundation adds Project GRAD Knoxville under one umbrella of a Fundraising and Shared Services Organization along with Great Schools Partnership, Community Schools, and Research and Development. KNOXVILLE, TN (Nov. 26, 2019) – Great Schools Partnership and Project…
By Nick Erickson, Illinois State University News (UPDATED) NORMAL, IL (Nov. 12, 2019) Candice Halbert belongs in any room she enters. A 2001 chemistry graduate from Illinois State, Halbert has devoted her career to neutron scattering and is a…
By Josh Flory KNOXVILLE, TN (Oct. 2019) – It may have been Fall Break, but on Tuesday morning students from Ball Camp Elementary School were hard at work on an engineering project. Gathered in the school library, teams…
By Josh Flory KNOXVILLE, TN Sept. 2019 – Laura Lee Thompson’s students create plenty of art using traditional methods, but the teacher at Austin-East Magnet High School wants them to have digital expertise as well. Thanks to a…
(KNOXVILLE, TN – Sept, 2019) The MTSU True Blue Tour is coming to East Tennessee. Representatives from MTSU will be in Knoxville at The Foundry on the World’s Fair site, 6 – 8pm, Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Registration is…
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has joined AAA – The Auto Club Group to announce the $3,000 Reduce TN Crashes Scholarship Award for a high school senior. (Tennessee – Sept. 17, 2019) The THSO has partnered with AAA…
Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 9:00 AM until Monday, October 7, 2019 at 4:00 PM This Overnight Visit Program is an exciting and unique two-day experience that provides a select group of qualified multicultural high school seniors an…