by design | Aug 12, 2015 | Dan Andrews, sports, technology, The Daily Focus
By Dan Andrews The University of Tennessee is pumping some money into sports science. With the hot weather and the start of college football practice, monitoring the weather and the impact it has on players is critical. To accomplish this task,...
by design | Aug 11, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
First spraying of the year Knoxville, Tenn. – The latest lab report has confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes in three areas of Knox County. Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol, the Knox County Health Department...
by design | Aug 11, 2015 | News, The Daily Focus
Program provides funding to enhance veteran success in higher education NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced today the 11 colleges and universities selected to receive the Veteran Reconnect Grant, a competitive grant focused on improving the success...
by design | Jul 12, 2015 | Knox County, Knoxville, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely The Knox County Commission meets in a work session next Monday, July 20, at 5 p.m. in the City-County Building and will consider several requests from the school system including leasing 14 vehicles for Drivers Education. The 36-month lease, with Acme...
by design | Jul 12, 2015 | Knox County, Knoxville, The Daily Focus
By Sally Absher In what some are calling yet another assault on Tennessee educators, the Tennessee Department of Education (TN DOE) has adopted a new method of detecting cheating on Tennessee’s most important standardized assessment, the TCAP. The State calls this its...
by design | Jul 5, 2015 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely The Knox County Board of Education’s Evaluation Committee met Thursday to begin tweaking the language of a 14-page document that will probably be used in evaluating Superintendent James McIntyre and future superintendents. The two part...
