Lola Alapo

• Lola Alapo: Education reporter bids readers farewell Published 08/01/2011 at 6 p.m.

  I've been struggling with how to start this column so I'm just going to jump right in: I'm leaving the Knoxville News Sentinel. In fact, by the time you read this I will have already left.

• Former Knox school board member faces drug charges Published 07/29/2011 at 4 a.m.

  Former Knox County School Board member Bill Phillips faces drug charges for crimes alleged to have occurred in Union and Knox counties.

• Family will appeal court decision on settlement over shocking photos Updated 07/25/2011 at 7:54 p.m.

  A Knox County girl who saw her father's fatal drunken-driving accident photos in a school presentation will appeal a court's decision revoking a financial settlement paid to her as a result of the incident.

• Community to have say in Knox school board redistricting Published 07/21/2011 at 7:51 p.m.

  Knox County's nine school board districts must be redrawn by early 2012, and community members are invited to submit ideas now on how it should be done.

• Knox school board hires private attorney for Carter school issue Published 07/20/2011 at 5:47 p.m.

  The Knox County school board has retained an outside attorney to represent its interests in a potential agreement for a new Carter Elementary School.

• Maryville seeks community input on school zoning changes Published 07/19/2011 at 6:49 p.m.

  Maryville City school officials this year will redraw elementary and intermediate school zones and they're inviting the community to participate in the process.

• Solway Greenwaste site goes for $2M to Natural Resources Recovery of Tennessee Published 07/14/2011 at midnight

  An auction Wednesday of a controversial green-waste facility effectively puts Knox County out of the mulch business.

• Knox school board countersuit cites Hardin Valley father in son's ladder accident Published 07/12/2011 at midnight

  A Hardin Valley Academy graduate is suing the Knox County Board of Education for injuries sustained from a ladder accident while he was a student last fall.

• Union County sets up online school Published 07/12/2011 at midnight

  The Union County school system has established what's believed to be a first in Tennessee: an online public school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

• Most East Tenn. school systems show improvement in TCAP scores Published 07/09/2011 at midnight

  Despite more rigorous academic standards and warnings that scores could temporarily dip, most East Tennessee school systems showed gains on standardized exams, according to data made public Friday.

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