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…

(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,…

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…

‘Someone needs to be fired,’ says Memphis lawmaker about letters sent to Tennessee school parents BY MARTA W. ALDRICH Letters were distributed to families in dozens of East Tennessee schools are creating a…

(KNOXVILLE, TN – Aug 24, 2019) The Class with Class. Members of the first graduating class of Austin East High School celebrated their 50th-year reunion this past weekend. Editor’s note: The East…

By Josh Flory Nevaeh Phelan is usually dizzy when she steps off of the “spinner”, a new piece of playground equipment at Lonsdale Elementary. But the 5th-grader said she likes the apparatus…

JULY July 29 (Monday) First Day for Teachers – In-service (Building) July 30 (Tuesday) In-service Day (PreK – 12 System-wide) July 31 (Wednesday) Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day) AUGUST August 1 (Thursday) Administrative Day (Teacher Work…

U.S. CELLULAR ENGINEERS BRINGS STEM TO KIDS AT LOCAL BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS KNOXVILLE, TN (June 19, 2019) – To help inspire interest and understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers,…

  Walker’s Legacy is proud to announce its ‘Women of Color in Tech’ tour powered by Comcast and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to showcase multicultural women in technology. Washington, DC —A…

Editor’s Note: When I get to share a Facebook post of a friend who is a writer, then no more writing is needed – It’s a FreeBe! Thanks Mrs. George. By Georgiana…

By Mo Barnes Over the past four years students of Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark-Atlanta University have labored for educational and personal development in pursuit of their degrees. But this year…

Savannah Clay, Doctorate in Nursing Practice, from Chattanooga, TN I am a Registered Nurse in the intensive care unit and a first-year doctoral student at the University of Tennessee’s College of Nursing….

By MARTA W. ALDRICH – APRIL 29, 2019) School districts in Memphis and Nashville threatened Monday to sue the state if Gov. Bill Lee’s voucher proposal targeting their students and school systems…

Knox County Schools will host the “CTE Goes Live” singing competition 7-9 pm, today, May 3, on the Market Square Stage. Students representing 15 high schools will compete for the grand prize:…

Students in Doug James theater class at Austin-East earned top honors at the Tennessee High School Speech & Drama League State Tournament. By Josh Flory Students from Austin-East High School used the…

Graduating Austin-East senior’s walked the Red Carpet. A pre-prom tradition performed in Harvest Plaza at 5 Points in East Knoxville. Family, friends and community members come together to celebrate their success. Many…

(KNOXVILLE, TN) The 2nd Annual ProjectGRAD telethon is today, Thursday, March 28, 2019. WATE-6 On-Your-Side will be live, on-air through most of the day raising funds to purchase laptops for ProjectGRAD 2019…

Project GRAD is in its second season of recruiting and training students for Hands on the Future paid summer internships. This competitive opportunity is available to qualified juniors and seniors from Austin-East…

If you’re looking for a way to help families in need, now is a perfect opportunity to support the KCS / PTA Clothing Center. The Center is holding its Spring Clothing Drive…

At-the-Well, a weekend program at Princeton University for minority 8th and 9th graders from across America (New York, NY) (BlakNews.com) – At the Well Conferences, Inc. is accepting applications for its annual…