When the City of Knoxville, Knoxville Area Transit and Knox County Schools announced the new Youth Freedom Pass, the initiative’s marketing campaign got an assist from two students at Fulton High …
New children’s book shows need for ‘Safe Passage’
The Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA) is pleased to announce the publication of “A Search for Safe Passage,” an educational adventure for readers ages 7-13 written by Frances Figart and …
Grief support day camp this month
Covenant Health’s Katerpillar Kids Camp is hosting a virtual day camp this month for children grieving loved ones. In lieu of its annual two-day grief support in September, also free …
CMA seniors on track for associate degrees
Some seniors from Career Magnet Academy have an extra reason to look forward to graduation this year. A dozen dual-enrollment students from CMA are on track to receive associate degrees …
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: ‘The Neverending Story’
Knoxville Children’s Theatre, in partnership with the Clayton Foundation, will present a live production of the fantasy adventure novel “The Neverending Story.” The play was adapted by David S. Craig …
Honoring Joyce Maienschein
Few have made an impact – on an individual, local and national Girl Scout Movement scale – like Joyce Maienschein.
She passionately believed in Girl Scouting and inspired girls and women …
Teacher of the Week winners
United Way of Greater Knoxville and University of Tennessee Athletics have partnered to bring recognition and gratitude to our community’s educators. The Teacher of the Week initiative, now running, accepts …
Diverse curriculum provides ‘windows and mirrors’
On a recent afternoon, Hardin Valley Elementary STEM teacher Jessica Everitt was talking about computer coding.
In between a video that featured a dancing robot and a hands-on assignment in which …