We could see a seismic shift at the Knox County Board of Education. Come Sept. 1, 2022, at least three members will be gone: Patti Bounds, Virginia Babb and Evetty …
BOE: Plain talk or political games?
Knox County school board meetings are gaining viewers on YouTube but it’s not because of best practices. No, folks from out-of-state are watching insanity in real time. At least that’s …
Rysewyk next superintendent of Knox County Schools
The Knox County Board of Education this evening selected Dr. Jon Rysewyk as the next superintendent of Knox County Schools.
Rysewyk is assistant superintendent and chief academic officer of Knox County …
Forum scheduled for superintendent search
Tammy Grissom, executive director of the Tennessee School Boards Association, will lead a series of stakeholder forums to solicit feedback about the search process and the next superintendent of Knox …
A new wind blowing in local politics
I’ve had to start this column over about four times because stuff just keeps happening with no regard for my deadline. Luckily for me, however, nothing I’ve seen has changed …
Gambling with children’s lives
I assume most of you have been watching in dismay as the number of Covid-19 cases rises again thanks primarily to the Delta variant. For a minute we thought we …
Live free or die! (oops)
School starts for some 58,000 Knox County children on Monday, Aug. 9, and Superintendent Bob Thomas has decided to make mask-wearing optional. The Covid Delta variant is surging and kids …
The unsinkable Jennifer Owen nabs second term
A month ago, Jennifer Owen messaged me to ask what I was hearing about her election. (Yes, candidates and reporters sometimes have off-the-record conversations, so spare me your shocked comments.)
I …