A Bottom-Up Budget

Knox County Schools’ $683.7 million spending plan for 2024-25 forced district leaders to rethink every line item.

School Board Will Hear Resolutions on Armed Employees

Superintendent Jon Rysewyk says ‘there’s not a need’ for teachers or other non-security personnel to carry weapons in school.

Despite activists’ concerns, community leaders largely trust librarians to make decisions about materials for students.

In a projected $683.7 million budget for 2024-25, Knox County Schools invests new money in teachers and staff.

Partly prompted by Moms For Liberty, Knox County forms new committees to assess school library collections.

School board considers a new pay schedule to meet ‘market value’ for teachers and all other district employees.

But Knox County Schools commits to resuming reports of disparities between racial and economic groups.

The winner of the Republican primary will receive a bonus — an immediate appointment to fill an unexpired term.

First-time candidates Robert Daspit and Angie Goethert vie for the GOP nomination in an urban-suburban district.

At a forum attended by half of the candidates running, there were some common views and some definite differences.