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Knox County Board of Education

Coverage of Knox County Board of Education in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 8 · 10:01 UTCMost recent: Jun 11 · 19:33 UTC
Co-mentioned in this coverage
Wilberforce Academy of Knoxvilleorganization1U.S. District Judge Charles E. Atchley, Jr.person1Tennessee Department of Educationorganization1Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmettiperson1Education Freedom Scholarship Programtopic1Rootstopic1Age Appropriate Materials Acttopic1Knox County Schoolsorganization1Alex Haleyperson1Gloria Johnsonperson1Sam McKenzieperson1Tennessee General Assemblyorganization1
Recent coverage
  • POLITICSJun 11 · 19:33 UTCCHALKBEAT
    Federal lawsuit over Tennessee religious charter school ban will move forward

    A federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee's religious charter school ban will proceed after a judge denied the Knox County Board of Education's motion to dismiss. Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville, which faces requirements to operate as a non-religious school under state law, argues the ban is unconstitutional. The case highlights tensions between existing state laws and recent legislative changes allowing religious institutions to operate charter schools under certain conditions.

  • POLITICSJun 8 · 10:01 UTCTENNESSEE LOOKOUT
    Knox County votes to challenge Tennessee’s book ban law after “Roots” removal

    Knox County school board banned Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Roots' under Tennessee’s Age Appropriate Materials Act due to a passage depicting a rape, but the superintendent later reversed the ban. The board voted 5-4 to urge the Tennessee General Assembly to revise the law, which mandates book removals based on specific content criteria without exceptions for literary merit or historical context.