Knox County Board of Education approves budget after multi-million dollar shortfall

Knox County Board of Education approves budget after multi-million dollar shortfall

The school system was faced with a nearly $8 million shortfall after some money from the state was not received and the county moved some school funds elsewhere.

Knox County Schools cut teaching positions to address $7.8 million shortfall

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Board of Education approved a revised annual budget on Thursday with cost-cutting measures that include eliminating more than two dozen teaching positions across the district to deal with a $7.8 million budget shortfall. The county recently learned that cuts in local and state funding meant that the district's [...]