by - June 7, 2013 6:21 am
Steve Brawner uses his mid-week Stephens Media column to profile the recently elected Boys State and Girls State governors. Scott Sims from McGehee and Abby Hutton from Springdale were both…
by - June 6, 2013 11:10 am
Editor’s note: Talk Business Arkansas contributor Steve Brawner today offers another installment of “Three Questions,” a recurring feature for our education and public policy readers. Dr. Tony Prothro recently became…
by - June 5, 2013 2:50 pm
School districts across Arkansas are preparing to implement the state’s new Teacher Excellence and Support System, or TESS – a process that spells out how to rate teachers’ performance, helps…
by - June 4, 2013 5:25 am
The new George W. Donaghey Emerging Analytics Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will crunch enough data to create three-dimensional representations of construction projects, allow interns to…
by - May 30, 2013 4:30 pm
As has been the case for at least the past five years, for every two males who are enrolled in an Arkansas public college or university, there are three females….
by - May 28, 2013 5:36 pm
An era in Arkansas education ended Friday as Dan Farley spent his last day in his office after 14 years as executive director of the Arkansas School Boards Association. Farley,…
by - May 28, 2013 6:27 am
Editor’s note: Talk Business Arkansas contributor Steve Brawner begins a recurring feature called “Three Questions” for our education and public policy readers. Dr. Richard Abernathy, executive director of the Arkansas…
by - May 26, 2013 8:52 am
Arkansas firms are encouraging matters of the heart and soul to be explored at work. Should it be part of a company’s mission?
by - May 13, 2013 1:54 pm
Jacksonville and the north Pulaski County area moved closer to divorcing the rest of the Pulaski County Special School District at Monday’s State Board of Education meeting. Meanwhile, two south…
by - May 10, 2013 8:17 pm
Economically disadvantaged students who participated in an Arkansas Better Chance-funded pre-kindergarten program were more likely to be prepared to enter kindergarten than disadvantaged students who didn’t, two studies indicate. However,…
by - May 8, 2013 7:21 pm
The state’s transition to the Common Core State Standards will continue under a new point person with the Arkansas Department of Education. Dr. Megan Witonski, currently the superintendent of the…
by - May 7, 2013 7:52 pm
Bobby Acklin, assistant superintendent for the North Little Rock School District, will serve as superintendent of the Dollarway School District starting July 1, according to a news release from the…
by - May 3, 2013 4:00 pm
The passage of a new school choice law was this session’s most important education-related measure, according to Sen. Johnny Key, R-Mountain Home, chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Unlike the…
by - April 29, 2013 2:17 pm
The first 10,000 new Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship recipients learned of their awards Monday via email, with another 6,000 students likely eligible for the award if they complete their application….
by - April 24, 2013 9:17 pm
The North Little Rock School District was awarded $5.1 million in state Partnership Program grants and is first in line to receive another $19.5 million that is expected to be…
by - April 16, 2013 9:04 am
The Senate Education Committee, meeting for what it hoped was the final time this session Monday, gave what amounts to a go-ahead for a bill that would increase per pupil…
by - April 16, 2013 7:09 am
Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday will sign a comprehensive bill changing the way Arkansas allows public school students to transfer to other districts without changing their residency, according to his…
by - April 5, 2013 4:44 pm
A bill that would let undocumented immigrant students pay in-state college tuition rates won’t progress unless more votes can be found, the bill’s sponsor said Friday. Sen. Joyce Elliott’s Senate…
by - April 3, 2013 9:38 pm
It would take a while for law enforcement personnel to reach the rural Lake Hamilton School District, which is why the superintendent, Steve Anderson, is one of several staff members…
by - April 2, 2013 9:25 pm
A bill that would do away with the requirement that school districts maintain enrollments of 350 students in order to avoid consolidation passed the House Education Committee Tuesday. Meanwhile, a…
