by design | Mar 16, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher March has been officially designated by the National Association for Music Education for the observance of Music in Our Schools Month, the time of the year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. Last Tuesday evening, over...
by design | Mar 9, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last year Christel Lane Swasey, writing at whatiscommoncore.wordpress.com, did a series on the Top Ten Scariest People in Education Reform. Marc Tucker weighed in at #3. Who is Marc Tucker? Well for starters, he is known as the “architect of Common...
by design | Mar 9, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last week’s Board of Education meetings brought a bit of good news for teachers, staff, and advocates of strong public schools in Knox County. For KCS teachers and classified staff, the Board unanimously approved the first reading of Board Policy...
by design | Mar 2, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last week, between the various snow and ice storms that plagued our area, a letter made its way into the mailboxes of families of pre-school and kindergarten students from several local schools, including Christenberry Elementary, Green Magnet, South...
by design | Mar 2, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher In his State of the Schools speech last month, Dr. McIntyre announced seven “community conversations” to address his key initiatives. Tucked in the middle of the list was “explore a balanced calendar.” Dr. McIntyre has used every opportunity,...
by design | Feb 9, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last Monday during the BOE work session, Dr. McIntyre asked to defer his superintendents’ report to Wednesday’s meeting, saying “I have a flight to catch to Washington.” Dr. McIntyre was referring to his scheduled meeting the next day to speak before...
