After tightening its belt this year, Knox County Schools is expecting a big revenue increase for 2021-22. What will it pay for?
Multiple Traumas
While planning for emergence from the pandemic, the school board confronts the aftermath of another student’s violent death.
Safety and Succor
The day after a fatal shootout at Austin-East, school officials and city residents confront questions of physical security and spiritual anguish.
Student Killed in Gunfight at A-E
One Knoxville police officer was wounded in the confrontation at a school that has experienced a spike in deaths from gunfire this year.
Schools Unmasked?
The school board tries to look toward the fall, but gets mired in lingering pandemic politics.
Grief, Grievances and Grit
With anger and sorrow over the deaths of Austin-East students at a boiling point, city officials say they will redouble efforts to reduce gun violence.
2020 Revue: Knox County Schools
After the pandemic caught school leaders flat-footed, a scramble for technology led to a successful if stressful fall semester.
Searches and Quarantines
After swearing in a new member, the Board of Education grapples with the many different meanings of school safety in 2020.
Pandemic Lessons
Superintendent Bob Thomas makes an appeal for in-person instruction, as Knox County teachers await clarity on evaluations and testing.
Knox County 2020: A Primer
As we mark our 2nd anniversary, we survey what’s changed, what hasn’t and what to watch in the local political and economic landscape.