by - March 27, 2013 6:35 pm
A school choice bill that would allow students to attend schools outside their home districts passed the Senate Education Committee Wednesday (March 27) after the sponsor pledged to amend the…
by - March 26, 2013 9:41 pm
A bill that would have made it a state law to allow home schooled students to participate in public school interscholastic activities failed to pass the House Education Committee on…
by - March 20, 2013 10:56 pm
The Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup is accomplishing its goal – growing a new business mindset.
by - March 20, 2013 3:39 pm
A bill that would make the Department of Education, rather than the State Board of Education, the authorizer for granting and revoking charter school status passed the Senate Education Committee…
by - March 18, 2013 4:24 pm
House Bill 1294, which would allow students who have transferred under the state’s old school choice law to stay in their new districts, failed to pass the Senate today by…
by - March 13, 2013 10:55 pm
A bill that would allow students to transfer to districts where they do not live regardless of racial considerations was discussed by the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday (March 13),…
by - March 13, 2013 10:42 am
Finalists and semifinalists in the 13th annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition were announced March 13. Graduate and undergraduate teams will present their plans to Arkansas…
by - March 7, 2013 5:00 pm
Shane Broadway has been the “interim” director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education for more than two years. Under a bill filed Wednesday, he might get a shorter title….
by - March 6, 2013 7:16 pm
School districts would be required to contribute an additional $19 per month for each employee’s health insurance under a bill passed by the Senate Education Committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 332…
by - March 1, 2013 8:18 am
Students who attend school in the El Dorado School District now will be eligible for the El Dorado Promise Scholarship even if they don’t live in the district. According to…
by - February 27, 2013 9:47 pm
A fix for the state’s school choice law for student transfers, declared unconstitutional by a district judge last year, got its first hearing in the Senate Education Committee Wednesday. Senate…
by - February 25, 2013 8:47 pm
An advocate for increased school choice and more charter schools ran into a skeptical audience today among members of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus. Luke Gordy, executive director of the…
by - February 25, 2013 6:35 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Monday passed identical bills creating a tiered award system for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship, which is funded primarily through the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. The proposal…
by - February 20, 2013 2:22 pm
The Senate Education Committee passed companion bills Wednesday creating a tiered scholarship approach for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship lottery program. The bills, Senate Bill 294 by Sen. Johnny Key…
by - February 20, 2013 2:20 pm
Arkansas’ Teacher Excellence and Support System, set to be implemented starting in 2014-15, is off to a good start because it was created deliberately and has support from different parts…
by - February 19, 2013 8:30 pm
A bill that would allow students who have transferred under the state’s old school choice law to remain at their new districts passed the House Education Committee Tuesday. House Bill…
by - February 14, 2013 12:14 am
A lack of available school administrators means public schools should consider looking outside public education to fill some leadership positions, the state’s education commissioner says. During an interview following a…
by - February 12, 2013 6:24 pm
A bill that would allow trained and licensed staff and faculty to carry concealed handguns on public and private college campuses unanimously passed the House Education Committee today. HB 1243…
by - February 10, 2013 8:56 am
Tommy Boyer, a longtime Kodak executive, entrepreneur and chairman of the University of Arkansas’ Campaign for the 21st Century, shot 89.2 percent from the line during his career as a Razorback. It was the foundation for his business success.
by - February 5, 2013 5:30 pm
When it comes to public school-related legislation, this year’s General Assembly so far has focused on two words beginning with “C”: “charter schools” and “choice.” A third sometimes controversial “C”…
