November 11, 1997

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Students may find Tennessee’s new achievement tests next year more difficult to take.  And teachers may find them more difficult to grade, the head of a University of Tennessee teacher training program said Tuesday.  State officials this week announced that achievement tests in Tennessee public schools will be changed next year to

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Weather patterns over the Canadian Rockies are expected to pump artic air into Tennessee over the next couple of months, a University of Tennessee climatologist said Tuesday.  “What we are seeing is a ‘polar express’ situation sitting up here,” said Dr. Ken Orvis, an assistant professor in the UT-Knoxville geography department. “It