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‘Everybody feels really strongly’ | East Tennessee districts weighing new policies as new cell phone ban hits schools
Hamblen County Schools implemented an all-out ban on phones in April 2024. Students are expected to power off and store their ...
Knox County Schools sets new goals, including a fifth area focused on communication
KCS includes a new fifth area of focus called "Communication & Engagement" to improve communication to the community. Knox ...
Why Knox County Schools is getting rid of valedictorians, and what will take its place
District leads are following a national trend by replacing the honor. Here's what the class of 2030 and beyond needs to know.
Knox County names 15 new principals, shaking up the school year at Carter, Fulton and more
Among the 15 new principals named for Knox County Schools are some longtime district employees and some fresh faces who are new to the area.
YMCA's after-school programs see pause in federal grants
The national program serves more than 10,000 sites across the U.S., including a handful of schools in Knox County.
Knox County Schools considers cell phone policy that's more restrictive than a new law
Tennessee is joining the list of states that ban cell phones in school, and KCS might take things even further. Here's what to know.
Knox County leaders are in the dark on trustee's office investigation, but that may change
Knox News reported June 2 that state investigators on April 7 had talked to the facility's only nurse, Stefani Clowers, for ...
Knox County educators considers new rules for student devices, cellphones
Knox County schools plan revised cellphone policies due to a new state law limiting device use during instructional time, ...
Knoxville's grocery tax carveout would go away if Knox County raises its sales tax rate
State law says only cities with sales taxes higher than the county they're in can exempt groceries from sales tax increases.
Frasier Solar, a contentious Knox County project, gets Ohio Power Siting Board approval
The project was the subject of a ProPublica story in 2024 revealing that conservative private interests were financing a ...
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Knox County Schools ends valedictorian, salutatorian starting in 2030 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Knox County Schools will stop recognizing the top two students as valedictorian and salutatorian in 2030. The district will move to a percentage-based Latin honors system to recognize more ...