Featured Education Story
- October 3, 2023After 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.
K-12 News
- September 27, 2023In 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.
- September 8, 2023The Knox County school board votes to hire a staffing service to fill special education needs.
- September 7, 2023The school board prepares to act on changes a month after a scathing task force report.
- August 31, 2023A year into the job, Superintendent Jon Rysewyk has significantly restructured and refocused Knox County Schools. More is on the way.
- August 11, 2023A stinging assessment by a district-appointed task force faults Knox County Schools’ ‘cultural problem’ in addressing student needs.
Colleges and University News
- September 25, 2023Visits to River Bluff Wildlife Area prompt musings on the Urban Wilderness and what it means.
- September 12, 2023UT trustees have given the state’s top high school graduates guaranteed spots at all campuses as part of an effort to increase access.
- August 28, 2023Wild places, whether pristine preserves or urban enclaves, offer ‘a sense of the sacred’ and rejuvenating experiences.
- July 6, 2023A Gallup survey shows large majorities of students, faculty and staff are comfortable expressing opinions on campuses.
- June 30, 2023UT-Knoxville trails its peer institutions in minority student enrollment as the Supreme Court ends affirmative action nationwide.

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