Knox County schools

A Bottom-Up Budget

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

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

Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.

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.

On special education and a new Farragut school, KCS plans have been shaped by listening to the community.

For Knox County Schools and the University of Tennessee, the new year brings some familiar challenges.

Buffeted by state rankings and mandates, Superintendent Jon Rysewyk proceeds with his restructuring of the school system.

Survey respondents rank housing, 3rd grade retention, stadium construction and the Tennessee Three as the year’s top stories.

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.