by design | Feb 22, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Waiver Granted for TNReady Test Scores Last week Gov. Bill Haslam and Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen announced that in light of difficulties with the MIST platform for the online TNReady test, they are proposing that TNReady data not be...
by design | Feb 15, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Legislators Scramble to Address TNReady Test Problems Senate Education Committee Chairman Dolores Gresham (R-Somerville) and Senate Government Operations Committee Chairman Mike Bell (R-Riceville) have announced a joint meeting to look at...
by design | Feb 15, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last week the State Department of Education acknowledged what many of us already knew – Tennessee is NOT ready for TNReady, the new online assessment. Despite numerous, repeated warnings that TNReady wasn’t ready for prime time, the State forged...
by design | Feb 14, 2016 | Absher, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Sally Absher Anyone who has ever done so knows that running for elected office can be stressful and demanding. We applaud all the candidates who have stepped up to run in the Knox County primary election March 1. Currently seen as the Fifth District...
by design | Feb 8, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Last week the League of Women Voters hosted a forum for contested candidates seeking election to the Board of Education in the Knox County March 1 primary election. Early voting begins on February 10. Jennifer...
by design | Feb 8, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last week the Board of Education defeated a resolution supporting Cultural Competency Training brought forth by Amber Rountree on behalf of Student Representative Sydney Gabrielson. Gabrielson is continuing efforts on this topic started by last year’s...
