‘A Ritual for Justice’

Kincannon and Jacobs agree on an ambitious homelessness goal at Justice Knox’s annual Nehemiah Action assembly.

Book Review

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

The Knox Education Foundation launches a $4.5 million campaign to fund school playgrounds, taking the burden off individual schools.

The new Olive Tree Academy — opened by school board member Daniel Watson and his wife, Mandy — aims to provide a strong pre-school foundation.

Knox County Schools is building new playgrounds for two schools, but most still have to raise their own funds for equipment.

Superintendent Jon Rysewyk is moving away from an eight-year effort to measure racial and economic gaps — but he says they remain priorities.

As one incumbent decides not to seek re-election, board members prepare to enter new political territory.

Plans for community input on police in schools appear up in the air after the county mayor objects.

The school board takes the first steps toward a community discussion of police on campus.

While planning for emergence from the pandemic, the school board confronts the aftermath of another student’s violent death.