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2 schools to require specific dress code  -  Jul 31, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Austin-East Performing Arts and Sciences Magnet High School students model clothes that reflect the schoolâ€™s new dress code.

13 schools are high priority  -  Jul 28, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Problems with literacy and graduation rates have put 13 Knox County schools on the state's "high-priority" list.

13 Knox schools make state's high-priority list  -  Jul 28, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Eight Knox County high schools, two middle schools and three elementary schools have been placed on the state Department of

Knox schools offer counseling for children after shooting  -  Jul 28, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact), Jessie Pounds (Contact) Knox County school officials are offering counseling to students after Sunday's mass shooting at the

Knox schools should be ready for drop-in visits  -  Jul 27, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) "I want principals to be in the habit of being prepared for visitors, not just me," he said. "I don't want them to put on a special

McIntyre ready to listen, learn as superintendent  -  Jul 5, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Jim McIntyre, who begins his job as superintendent of Knox County Schools on Monday, talks about his plans for the system in his

A boost for family already full of hope  -  02 Dec 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Jewel Wilson, 63, is visited by her granddaughter, Shantora Wilson (CQ), on Thursday at St. Mary's Medical Center.

Market Square Rink Sparks Downtown Business  -  Nov 24, 2007
WVLT,..."You can stay all day if you wanted to,â€? said ice skater Lola Alapo. â€œI doubt a lot of people do that, but you could definitely do that for five bucks.

KAEC site eyed for middle school  -  Nov 30, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) A Knox County school board member is proposing a new middle school in Bearden at a site currently used by about 100 students with

For teachers to master math  -  Nov 27, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Mastering math in elementary school is considered essential to academic success in higher grades, but sometimes it's a teacher's own

Residents' input sought on superintendent  -  Nov 25, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Knox County residents are invited this week to share their suggestions on what characteristics the school system's new

$2.5M sought for classrooms  -  Nov 19, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Knox County school officials are seeking an extra $2.5 million to build eight additional classrooms at the new Cedar Bluff

Board wants to shift school transfers  -  Nov 19, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Knox County plans to approve school transfers earlier in the year so students can take part in sports tryouts, select classes in a

School officials look at bus policies after fatality  -  Nov 18, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Tennessee law states that all students who live more than a mile and a half from their school are eligible for bus transportation.

Safer paths to health  -  Nov 18, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Children arrive for school at Beaumont Magnet Honors Academy, and Safety Patrol Director and Reading Facilitator Ghada Eid, right,

Transfer policy to be revisited  -  Nov 17, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) The Knox County school board on Monday will discuss formal changes to its student transfer policy as required by a US Supreme Court

Ragsdale asks school board for capital plan priorities  -  Nov 15, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale today asked the school board to present him and the County Commission a priority list of capital

New charter school shot down  -  Nov 7, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Knox County school board members Wednesday unanimously denied the application of what would have been the state's first "green"

Firm proposes higher superintendent salary  -  Nov 5, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) The Knox County school board should consider offering a base salary of at least $250000 in an attempt to attract the best candidates

Hard life for a child  -  Nov 3, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) The Cox family Christian, 12, Jessie, 8, and father Mark Cox talk with Kathryn Norton. The Cox family is homeless and is living in a

Mixed bag for Knox schools  -  Nov 2, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) On a recent Friday, students in Sheri Webber's classroom copied prefixes and words onto individual Post-it notes.

Report Card: Annual report shows Knox graduation rates lagging  -  Nov 2, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) The state Report Card released this morning shows Knox County students met federal requirements for adequate yearly progress in most

DCS investigating alleged actions of ex-Catholic teacher  -  23 Aug 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) The Tennessee Department of Childrenâ€™s Services is investigating whether a Knoxville Catholic High School teacher had â€œan

New vision for new school  -  Aug 20, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Hardin Valley High School students would be able to choose their graduation path if their principalâ€™s vision comes to fruition.

Educational expeditions at Beaumont  -  Aug 20, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,By Lola Alapo (Contact) Eugene Chandler leans in close to a display case in the geology and fossil history room at the Frank H. McClung Museum on the

Police forces for schools studied  -  Aug 19, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) Security officers for Knox County Schools gather before the Knoxville Interscholastic League Football Jamboree on Thursday evening

$10K nice apple for teachers  -  Aug 16, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) Mike Delk, a science teacher at Oneida High School, listens to a studentâ€™s question. Delk is part of UT Battelleâ€™s program to

Teacher believes in 4 R's  -  Aug 8, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) Beaumont Magnet Honors Academy School second-grade teacher Alberta Bennett works Tuesday on getting her bulletin boards organized

School board places alliance under scope  -  Aug 7, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) The centerpiece of Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdaleâ€™s efforts to improve the countyâ€™s public school system is under scrutiny by the

School board mulls changes  -  Aug 6, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) Four more nurses, higher pay for school security officers and an increase in sick-leave pay for retirees are in the works for the

Help for students to come sooner  -  Aug 6, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) In an attempt to help more high school students graduate, Knox County school officials are shifting the focus of credit recovery

Outta pool, back to school  -  Aug 5, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) A revised transfer policy, with more review to come. And a reconfigured West Knox elementary school. That's about it for changes

Re-examining Austin-East  -  Aug 5, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) Knox County Schools must perform a radical overhaul of Austin-East Performing Arts and Sciences Magnet High School or the state will

Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll  -  Aug 4, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact), Hayes Hickman (Contact) Layers of brick have peeled away from the wood structure at Galbraith Elementary School in South Knoxville.

3 bids in school leader search  -  Aug 3, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact) Two private search firms and a nonprofit Tennessee school board support organization have submitted bids for a chance to find Knox

Knox expands pre-K classes  -  Jul 24, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),By Lola Alapo (Contact), Tom Humphrey (Contact) *The state is paying for three existing classes and providing funds for nine new classes.

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