Tag Archives: Education
Are Knox County Classrooms Growing More Diverse?
According to a data dump at the New York Times they are. When sorted appropriately, Remade in America displays student population growth amongst Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in the Knox County school system. Meanwhile, the White population fell by 7%. So, what does all of this mean? According to the Times: Immigration’s impact is often[…] Read More »
University of Tennessee Salary Database
This may be old news to some of you but the crew here at Knoxify just stumbled across a large database of UT faculty and staff salaries. The database, powered by Tennessean.com, contains 1,326 e-pages of “faculty and other employees at schools that are part of the University of Tennessee system.” We’re not sure what[…] Read More »
10 Things I love about Knoxville
My 10 favorite things about Knoxville. What are yours? Some of the greatest leaders of all time have called it home. Jim Clayton, Sam Furrow, Dr. William Bass, John Sevier, Chris Whittle, Bill Regas and Jim Haslam, Jr. Sports, sports and more sports. The food. Pioneers like Bill Regas have established Knoxville as one of[…] Read More »
Knoxville companies not tapping UT graduates
Spring Break destinations are all the rage in college. Key West, Lake Havasu and who can forget the infamous Panama City Beach, FL. But what about graduating seniors from the University of Tennessee? Nashville, Atlanta, Memphis and Washington D.C. are all good choices, or so they seem. I’m talking about career destinations now, not keg-happy[…] Read More »
