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• Changes to state assessment exam remove barrier for English Language Learners Published 11/17/2009 at midnight

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• Three Sevier schools will get energy upgrades Published 11/17/2009 at midnight

  Three Sevier County schools will be retrofitted with new heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, thanks to a state grant that supports energy efficient projects.

• Recall panel posts old protection orders on school board member Phillips Published 11/14/2009 at midnight

  A committee trying to recall Knox County school board member Bill Phillips is pointing to orders of protection filed years ago by a former wife alleging he forced her into sexual acts during their marriage as further proof he is ...

• Summit to focus on grad rate Published 11/12/2009 at midnight

  Improving graduation rates at all Knox County high schools will be the topic of an education summit Saturday, and organizers are encouraging all community members to join the effort.

• Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) funding discussed Published 11/11/2009 at midnight

  The conversations about a statewide initiative to make Tennessee schools the best in the Southeast within the next five years often lack an important discussion point: how it's going to be a funded, a local politician said Tuesday.

• A.L. Lotts teacher named East TN Teacher of the Year Published 11/06/2009 at 11:33 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE - An A.L. Lotts Elementary School teacher has been named the East Tennessee Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Education.

• Schools getting chance at $100K Published 11/06/2009 at midnight

  U.S. Cellular next week kicks off a campaign that gives 10 schools nationwide a chance to win $100,000 apiece.

• School Board approves deal with Rescue Squad Published 11/05/2009 at midnight

  The Knoxville Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad will be able to store its equipment in a building and on property currently being used by the South-Doyle High School baseball team, under a lease agreement approved Wednesday.

• State schools get their grades Published 11/04/2009 at midnight

  While Tennessee education officials recently have changed the way they calculate achievement data, resulting in tougher standards, Knox County Schools still showed more academic growth compared to the state average over the past year, according to the annual state Report ...

• Police find firearm in teen's locker at Campbell County high school Published 11/04/2009 at midnight

  A Campbell County Comprehensive High School student was arrested Tuesday after police found a handgun in his locker, according to Campbell County Sheriff Gary W. Perkins.

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