Knox County Schools faces a $3 million shortfall with projected new revenue of $12.1 million and projected new expenses of $15.1 million for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
The …
Schools security chief opposes arming teachers
Knox County Schools security chief Gus Paidousis, guest speaker at Town Hall East Monday night, said that a bill under consideration in the state Legislature this year could result in …
KCS recognizes Teachers of the Year
Knox County Schools honored nearly 200 teachers during its Teacher of the Year celebration at the Knoxville Convention Center on Feb. 22. The event was sponsored by LifeTouch and Partners …
Knox County should drop partnership with Leadership Academy
Powerful people are lobbying hard to retain Knox County Schools’ partnership with UT’s Leadership Academy, headed by former Superintendent Jim McIntyre. Why?
We need strong school principals, they say.
This is a …
Committee signs off on ‘draft’ of Leadership Academy agreement
Without a formal vote, the committee tasked with reworking the agreement between Knox County Schools and UT’s Center for Educational Leadership signed off on a draft proposal following a meeting …
KCS feedback session: Whispers, not shouts
Powell and nearby residents must be happy with Knox County Schools. Almost no one showed up at Powell Middle School on Monday (Jan. 22) to discuss the district’s three-year strategic …
Talk back on schools
Knox County Schools leaders will be in Powell 6-8 p.m. today (Jan. 22) at Powell Middle School, 3329 W. Emory Road, to get community feedback on its next strategic plan. …
Can the Leadership Academy be saved?
How best to train school principals? At what cost? And who selects those who get free tuition to the Leadership Academy at UT?
As a school board committee ponders these questions, …