http://www.govolsxtra.com/staff/lola-alapo/A native of Nigeria, West Africa, Lola Alapo grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. She came to the Knoxville News Sentinel in January 2003 as a general assignment reporter. She covered police, courts, and diversity-related stories until September 2006 when she was assigned the education beat. en-ushttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/01/lola-alapo-education-reporter-bids-readers/Lola Alapo: Education reporter bids readers farewell Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/01/lola-alapo-education-reporter-bids-readers/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/29/former-knox-school-board-member-faces-drug/Former Knox school board member faces drug charges Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/29/former-knox-school-board-member-faces-drug/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/25/family-will-appeal-court-decision-on-settlement/Family will appeal court decision on settlement over shocking photos Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:21:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/25/family-will-appeal-court-decision-on-settlement/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/21/community-to-have-say-in-knox-school-board/Community to have say in Knox school board redistricting Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:51:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/21/community-to-have-say-in-knox-school-board/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/20/knox-school-board-hires-private-attorney-for/Knox school board hires private attorney for Carter school issueWed, 20 Jul 2011 21:47:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/20/knox-school-board-hires-private-attorney-for/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/19/maryville-seeks-community-input-on-school-zoning/Maryville seeks community input on school zoning changes Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:49:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/19/maryville-seeks-community-input-on-school-zoning/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/14/solway-site-goes-for-2m-natural-resources-recovery/ Solway Greenwaste site goes for $2M to Natural Resources Recovery of TennesseeThu, 14 Jul 2011 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/14/solway-site-goes-for-2m-natural-resources-recovery/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/12/knox-schools-fight-injury-suit/ Knox school board countersuit cites Hardin Valley father in son's ladder accident Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/12/knox-schools-fight-injury-suit/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/12/union-county-sets-up-online-school/ Union County sets up online school Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/12/union-county-sets-up-online-school/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/09/tcap-gains-made-in-area/Most East Tenn. school systems show improvement in TCAP scoresSat, 09 Jul 2011 04:00:30 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/09/tcap-gains-made-in-area/