School board bans speakers from re-vote on charter school
Well, this looks interesting. Folks who oppose an all-boys charter school operated with public...
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Tag: Knox County Board of Education
Change ahead for Knox school board
We could see a seismic shift at the Knox County Board of Education. Come Sept. 1, 2022, at least...
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BOE: Plain talk or political games?
Knox County school board meetings are gaining viewers on YouTube but it’s not because of best...
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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...
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Gambling with children’s lives
I assume most of you have been watching in dismay as the number of Covid-19 cases rises again...
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Live free or die! (oops)
School starts for some 58,000 Knox County children on Monday, Aug. 9, and Superintendent Bob...
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The unsinkable Jennifer Owen nabs second term
A month ago, Jennifer Owen messaged me to ask what I was hearing about her election. (Yes,...
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School board races haunted by specter of superintendent past
Four years ago this week, Knox County Schools Superintendent James McIntyre called a press...
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Owen’s secret campaign plan: ‘Just tell the truth’
School board member Jennifer Owen doesn’t like the county mayor’s proposal to sell off the Andrew...
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Reading the money trail in Rountree-Kristy contest
I used to be more of a reader than I am now. Seems like there’s not as much free time in my life –...
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Babb launches campaign for school board
Virginia Babb hosted a spirited kickoff for her campaign for Knox County school board in 2018....
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