by design | Aug 4, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher On July 30, Knox County Schools issued a press release pertaining to the district academic achievement results for the 2013-14 school year reported by the Tennessee Department of Education. The data includes aggregate grade 3-8 scores on the Tennessee...
by design | Aug 4, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher After attending the July 2 BOE meeting during which Dr. McIntyre’s appeal of KCS teacher Richard Suttles’ tenure reinstatement was unanimously rejected by the Board, Commissioner Tony Norman placed a discussion item on the Agenda for the July 28 County...
by design | Aug 4, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher One cool summer evening last week, two community meetings were held on opposite sides of town to gather public input on the Draft KCS 2020 Strategic Plan. One was a meeting hosted by District 5 BOE Representative Karen Carson at West Valley Middle...
by design | Jul 28, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher The League of Women Voters and KCEA hosted a candidate forum for Board of Education finalists last week. Incumbent Gloria Deathridge and challenger Marshall Walker are vying for the board seat in District 1, and Terry Hill and Sandra Rowcliff square...
by design | Jul 28, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Tennessee Assistant Commissioner of Education Kathleen Airhart was in Knoxville last week. Eighth District Board of Education member Mike McMillan worked with Representative Harry Brooks to invite Dr. Airhart to speak about state requirements for K-12...
by design | Jul 21, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher It has been two decades since the first public charter school opened in Minnesota, conceived as a laboratory where innovations could be tested before being introduced into public schools. Now, 42 states encourage charters as an alternative to...
