by design | Sep 8, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher TNReady or Not Next April, students in grades 3-8 won’t be stressing over the annual High Stakes TCAP achievement tests, and high school students won’t be taking math and English End of Course tests in December and May. But that doesn’t mean Tennessee...
by design | Sep 7, 2015 | Absher, Archives, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com The Board of Education conducted its annual “reorganization” at the September regular Board meeting last week. Gloria Deathridge nominated Doug Harris (who announced publicly at Monday’s work session he was “throwing his name...
by design | Aug 31, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Belle Morris Elementary Celebrates 100 Years! Last Thursday morning, Belle Morris Elementary School hosted a celebration commemorating the 100 years anniversary of its founding in 1915. Dignitaries including Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, and City of...
by design | Aug 31, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher In the quiet of July 4th week, parent and former president of the Bearden Softball Booster Club Randy Susong addressed the Board of Education about the forced resignation of Bearden High School softball coach Leonard Sams. Sams was asked to resign on...
by design | Aug 24, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Superintendent School Visits Dr. McIntyre will wrap up his morning school visits during the week of August 24 as follows: Monday Aug. 24 – Brickey-McCloud Elementary, Halls Elementary, Halls High Friday Aug. 28 – New Hopewell Elementary, Bonny Kate...
by design | Aug 24, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Valerie Strauss, writing at the Washington Post (08/15/2015), provided a report last week of a high-profile New York court case brought by Great Neck public school district fourth-grade teacher Sheri G. Lederman. Leiderman is suing state...
