Buffeted by state rankings and mandates, Superintendent Jon Rysewyk proceeds with his restructuring of the school system.
Voucher Fight Looms
As uncertainty about Gov. Bill Lee’s ‘Freedom Scholarship’ plan ripples across the state, one Knox County school board member prepares.
Limits of Control
As a second charter school prepares to open in Knox County, the school board is relearning what authority it has — and doesn’t have.
Play Action
The Knox Education Foundation launches a $4.5 million campaign to fund school playgrounds, taking the burden off individual schools.
Lee Begins Push for Statewide Vouchers
A new scholarship program for school-aged children could fundamentally reshape education in Tennessee.
Power Poll: School Choices
Our survey of community leaders shows skepticism about school vouchers and rejecting federal education funding.
Protecting Employee Voices
The school board affirms teachers’ and staff members’ right to speak up without fear of reprisal.
Farragut ‘Solutions’
After two years of trying, Knox County Schools has found property for a new school at the county’s western edge. Now it just has to decide what kind.
Goals, Hits and Misses
In his first-year ‘action plan,’ Superintendent Jon Rysewyk’s administration met most of its targets for improvement — but has some make-up work to do.
Contract Workers
The Knox County school board votes to hire a staffing service to fill special education needs.