Kevin rejoined the Times Free Press in August 2011 as the Southeast Tennessee K-12 education reporter. He worked as an intern in 2009, covering the communities of Signal Mountain, Red Bank, Collegedale and Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
A native Kansan, Kevin graduated with bachelor's degrees in journalism and sociology from the University of Kansas. After graduating, he worked as an education reporter in Hutchinson, Kan., for a year before coming back to Chattanooga.
Honors include a Kansas Associated Collegiate Press First Place Award for series writing, a Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence award for in-depth reporting, as well as a statewide education award for reporting on the school finance crisis in Kansas.
Kevin is always open to hearing your story ideas or tips and can be reached at (423) 757-6249 or khardy@timesfreepress.com.
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A new high-end subdivision planned for a North Chattanooga hilltop is yet another nod to the desirability of the area and the popularity of nearby Normal Park Museum Magnet School.
Hamilton County Schools received a $10,000 grant to fund programs in 10 public high schools. Funding came from The Pantry Inc., which owns about 1,600 convenience stores, primarily under the Kangaroo Express banner.
The fate of a proposed Hamilton County charter school now rests with the Tennessee State Board of Education. Gary Nixon, executive director of the state board, presided over an appeal hearing for SMART Schools Inc., which earlier applied to open a business- and law-themed charter school here.
School officials are investigating a claim of possible cheating on a state writing test last week at a local elementary school.
Hill City residents felt left out of the process that called for phasing the neighborhood into the zone for Normal Park Museum Magnet School, neighbors said at a community meeting.
When teachers and school leaders begin meeting this week to offer feedback on Tennessee’s new teacher evaluation system, it’s likely that the controversial component that measures the effectiveness of teachers through test scores will be a common thread of discussion.
Standing atop the mound of concrete he helped build, Collin Sweatman can't help but feel proud. "I just really like the way it looks when I've built something," he said.
Michael Patton has upgraded from the Legos of his childhood to building and programming complicated robotics. "I've always been an engineering-minded person," he said. "It was just kind of a natural fit."
Parents turned out in droves Monday evening to ask school and law enforcement officials for tougher enforcement of gang activities in schools.
An aspiring chef, Dominique Burney knows he doesn't need a high score on the ACT for his dreams to come true. But he still puts in hours of work after school each week to ensure that he scores better the next time he takes the test.
