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Knox County School Board to consider sweeping changes to better serve special education students

Knox County Schools (KCS) Board of Education took another step towards approving a series of recommendations by the Knox County.

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Knoxville parents have a personal reason for joining the school district’s special education task force

Cary Byrge began noticing something frustrating towards the end of her son’s second-grade year in school. Byrge’s son was supposed.

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Knox County Schools approves religious course policy some members consider to a “slippery slope”

The Knox County Schools board of education approved a policy to allow students to leave school for an hour to.

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“Deep dive” review finds Knox County Schools needs to do a better job making resources available to special education students and English learners

A “deep dive” review of student support services by Knox County Schools (KCS) found challenges providing resources to special education.

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Knox County Schools unveils “Region 5 Way” to improve low performing schools

Knox County Schools (KCS) Superintendent Jon Rysewyk unveiled a new strategic plan at Monday’s school board meeting to improve schools.

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Knox County Schools launches special education task force

Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk announced the creation of the Special Education Task Force designed to address concerns about.

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Knox County Board of Education approves the county’s second public charter school

Knox County School Board Member Susan Horn (District 5) provided the tie breaking vote at Thursday’s special called meeting to.

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Knox County School Board ignored its own district’s recommendation to approve a public charter school. That could change Thursday

Supporters of the proposed Knoxville Preparatory School will learn Thursday if having every school board member in attendance improves their.

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Knox County School Board Member makes insensitive comments towards a student and his immigrant family during unusual meeting

By any standard, the Knox County Board of Education’s April 6 meeting was unusual. Board member Susan Horn (District 5).

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Tennessee legislature sends governor pared-down school voucher expansion bill, omitting Knox County

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Tennessee lawmakers agreed Friday to expand the state’s private.

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