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Doug McCaughan

Let them cheat!

Fear new ways Knoxnews published an article today that can be summed up as "Oh no! That's not how I learned as a child. Fear the cellphon...

Started by Doug McCaughan in TechnologyLatest Reply

Jamey Dobbs

The Five Year Plan: They want your feedback!

FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT Dear Board Members and KCS Stakeholders: The attached strategic plan is the culmination of a year-long effort t...

Started by Jamey Dobbs in Parents & SchoolsLatest Reply

cathymccaughan

Proposal would add 24 schools to Title I list

From today's KNS: "Twenty-four more Knox County schools will be labeled Title I schools - making them eligible for additional federal fu...

Started by cathymccaughan in Policies & ProceduresLatest Reply

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Vic Spencer

I Found The Method Used To Dumb Down Our Children - "Teaching To The Test"!

I discovered how this was AND IS done to this date! State tests to evaluate our children's scholastic standing were and are available in ...

Started by Vic Spencer in Schools

0 1 day ago
Jamey Dobbs

From TEA: Charter Schools bill up in Senate, Tennessee public schools at risk

Does anyone have any information on this? Copied from TEA website http://www.teateachers.org/News.asp?s=1&nid=149 Tennessee public ...

Started by Jamey Dobbs in Money

52 1 day ago
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Elena Jones

Dissertation Writing Help or a Dissertation Writing Nightmare? huh?

Hello friends… how r u all? Actually I was just stuck in thinking what to do with my dissertation writing assignment. Since doing somethi...

Started by Elena Jones in Special Education

0 Jul 3
Lola Alapo

Improper contact nets Halls teacher suspension; keeps tenure

By Lola Alapo Originally published 06:52 a.m., July 1, 2009 KNOXVILLE — A Halls High School math teacher accused of fondling a female s...

Started by Lola Alapo in School Board

16 Jul 3
Reply by Bob Hunter
Debi

People with autism ace intelligence test

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/people-with-autism-ace-intelligence-test/article1184701/ Anne McIlroyLast updated ...

Started by Debi in Special Education

16 Jul 2
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cathymccaughan

Bullying

The topic of bullying has sprung up on multiple School Matters threads. Let's move the bullying prevention ideas and discussions over here.

Started by cathymccaughan in Students

13 Jul 2
Reply by cathymccaughan
Lola Alapo

Knox schools office reorganizing

By Lola Alapo Tuesday, June 30, 2009 A reorganization of Knox County Schools' central office will be effective July 1 and changes will ...

Started by Lola Alapo in Uncategorized

1 Jul 2
Reply by Vic Spencer
cathymccaughan

SW Knoxville's new elementary school

From this evening's KNS: "The Knox County school board approved $1.8 million today for the acquisition of land to construct a new school ...

Started by cathymccaughan in Schools

0 Jul 1
cathymccaughan

High School Tour 2009

On both School Matters and KNS, the mention of one specific high school invariably results in someone commenting that the school needs to...

Started by cathymccaughan in Schools

10 Jul 1
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cathymccaughan

New gun laws in TN effecting schools

Today's Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that TN's decision to allow guns in parks will change where schools have their sports events...

Started by cathymccaughan in Legal System

0 Jun 30

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