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…
by - March 27, 2013 11:19 pm
A recycling tax credit that could save the Big River Steel plant $260 million over 14 years is leading to questions by lawmakers about its cost and scope. The director…
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…
