by - May 5, 2014 8:21 am
Arkansas public schools should be allowed to connect to a statewide fiber optics system currently used by universities and medical providers, but telecom industry leaders worry about the price tag and how to pay for it.
by - April 28, 2014 11:05 pm
Thirty-three Arkansas schools have applied to become a “school of innovation,” which would offer charter school-like flexibility without making them charter schools. The deadline to apply is midnight Thursday. (Editor’s…
by - April 26, 2014 5:12 pm
Timing played a role in Dr. Tom Kimbrell’s decision to leave his job as Arkansas commissioner of education and become Bryant superintendent. This is the time of year when school…
by - April 25, 2014 6:03 am
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department could be forced to cancel some of the two dozen projects totaling $250 million planned the rest of this fiscal year if Congress doesn’t…
by - April 23, 2014 5:46 pm
The three Republican candidates for Congress in central Arkansas’ Second District appealed to socially conservative voters Wednesday in a forum sponsored by the Family Council that touched on education, abortion,…
by - April 16, 2014 1:14 pm
With the signatures of three highway commissioners, I-540 became I-49 today. The announcement of the new designation was made Wednesday (April 16) at the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department by…
by - March 18, 2014 7:13 am
Home to Wal-Mart’s world headquarters and the distinctive Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville’s leaders are mapping a blueprint for opportunity.
by - January 28, 2014 6:00 pm
The Northwest Arkansas metropolitan statistical area ranked fourth in nonfarm job growth in the nation in 2013, according to preliminary information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday….
by - January 14, 2014 8:47 pm
Stephens Media columnist Steve Brawner provides options for what to do with the Lt. Governor’s office in the future. As a former staffer for Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller, Branwer has…
by - January 13, 2014 7:22 pm
Lt. Governor Mark Darr may have announced his resignation, but with Gov. Mike Beebe out of state Tuesday, Darr will be acting as governor, and there’s some question as to…
by - November 26, 2013 7:59 am
Steve Brawner with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau, takes a deeper look at the academic success rate of the Dardanelle School District. By all accounts, it should be…
by - November 19, 2013 12:08 pm
Health care reform may make insurance more accessible than affordable, but industry experts see a coming consumerism that could make a huge difference.
by - November 19, 2013 6:37 am
Arkansas is one of two states leading the nation in using data effectively to improve education, according to a report issued Tuesday by a group that advocates for such practices….
by - November 18, 2013 1:49 pm
The 2014 Arkansas Teacher of the Year is Jonathan Crossley, an English language arts teacher at Palestine Wheatley High School in St. Francis County. Gov. Mike Beebe made the surprise…
by - November 17, 2013 1:44 pm
Wild River Country, the North Little Rock-based water park, isn’t usually associated with snowmen, snow tubing and s’mores. That will change this year when the park opens Wild Winter Country.
by - November 14, 2013 3:46 pm
The three Pulaski County school districts will receive three years’ worth of desegregation payments, plus another year of equal payments for academic facilities only, under an agreement reached between Attorney…
by - November 12, 2013 5:56 pm
The state’s candidates for governor disagreed about vouchers for private schools Tuesday in a cordial forum about education issues at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross,…
by - November 7, 2013 9:08 pm
Ten Arkansas teachers have received $1,000 cash prizes and a little recognition for incorporating economics principles into their teaching. The 2013 Bessie B. Moore Awards were presented by the nonprofit…
by - November 7, 2013 9:07 pm
Arkansas eighth-graders’ reading scores on the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress increased by 3 percent from 2011, while eighth grade math scores and fourth-grade reading and math scores changed…
by - November 5, 2013 1:21 pm
Beth Anne Rankin, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District in 2010 and 2012, said today she is not running for Congress in 2014. Rankin lost the…
