by design | Aug 17, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Knox County Schools announced last Monday that Bearden Middle School and Carter Middle School have been selected to participate in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program directed by Digital Promise. Through this program, these two...
by design | Aug 17, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Fifth District School Board Member Defeated in 14th District House Special Election Board of Education member Karen Carson received 1,742 votes to telecommunications brokerage business owner Jason Zachary’s 2,397 votes in last Wednesday’s special...
by design | Aug 10, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, KNOX COUNTY STUDENTS! Best wishes for a successful year! KCS Named Exemplary School District Last week, Knox County Schools held a “Celebration of Academic Achievement” at the Carter Middle School Gymnasium. According...
by design | Aug 10, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher The Knoxville community is invited to attend a FREE screening of the brand new documentary, Education, Inc., at 6 p.m. on Friday August 14. The screening will be held at the United Campus Workers building, 1415 Elm Street. Refreshments and Pizza will...
by design | Aug 9, 2015 | Absher, Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist
School Board Defers Non-Renewal Policy, Adopts New Superintendent Evaluation Tool By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Board of Education decided last week to postpone further discussion and action on changes to Board Policy GBG, which would give...
by design | Aug 3, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Emerald Academy Begins Week Two While most Knox County School students begin their final week of summer vacation today, 126 kindergarten and first grade students at Emerald Academy are beginning the second week of school. Knoxville’s charter school...
