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”…
by - January 23, 2013 3:57 pm
The lead sponsor of a bill to change Arkansas’ school choice law, declared unconstitutional last year because of its race-based limitation, is confident that the Legislature will pass some kind…
by - January 22, 2013 12:37 pm
The House Education Committee unanimously passed a bill today (Jan. 22) that would allow seven community colleges that are not part of a university system to ask voters for a…
by - January 21, 2013 5:28 pm
From the White House to the Clinton Foundation, Stephanie Streett has played an influential role in keeping Bill Clinton on task.
by - January 20, 2013 11:02 pm
A study says the El Dorado Promise, the program sponsored by Murphy Oil offering scholarships to students of the El Dorado School District, has had a positive effect on junior…
by - January 10, 2013 11:09 am
For the second consecutive year, Arkansas ranked fifth in Education Week magazine’s annual Quality Counts report. The state is earning high marks in areas related to school policies, while trailing…
by - January 9, 2013 10:28 am
Arkansas spends about $460 million a year to educate its rising number of immigrant children, according to a report released Wednesday by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. According to “A Profile…
by - January 3, 2013 10:03 pm
Legislators are still considering how, or whether, to respond to a ruling by the state Supreme Court that changes the way the state funds public schools. On Nov. 29, the…
by - January 2, 2013 12:13 pm
Editor’s note: This article is part of a continuing series focused on upcoming education issues that will be addressed by the 89th General Assembly. Unless there is an appeals court…
by - January 1, 2013 3:45 pm
Editor’s note: This article is part of a continuing series focused on upcoming education issues that will be addressed by the 89th General Assembly. When the General Assembly meets in…
by - December 31, 2012 9:19 am
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles focused on upcoming education issues that will be addressed by the 89th General Assembly. Republican legislators are considering bills…
by - December 28, 2012 10:25 am
The arts encourage students to be creative, divergent thinkers, but they require educators to see each child as unique, according to Arkansas’ Teacher of the Year for 2012. Speaking to…
by - December 19, 2012 9:32 am
The incoming chairman of the Senate Education Committee is still considering options for increasing lottery scholarship awards as students advance toward their degrees, even as a legislative panel is recommending…
by - December 17, 2012 6:34 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today filed an appellant’s petition for a rehearing in the recent case that called into question the state’s funding mechanism for schools. Gov. Mike Beebe took…
by - December 5, 2012 9:27 am
The Springdale School District and the Southwest Arkansas Education Cooperative are among 61 finalists nationwide in the competition for nearly $400 million in federal Race to the Top funds. The…
by - December 2, 2012 11:59 pm
A Tuesday meeting of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Academic Committee could lead to the creation of the state’s third aviation degree program. Mid-South Community College in West Memphis…
by - November 30, 2012 6:55 pm
A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Friday would replace 55,000 randomly awarded visas each year with ones targeting graduates of American universities with advanced degrees in science,…
by - November 19, 2012 8:46 pm
Five Arkansas schools have been classified as “exemplary” for 2012 under the state Department of Education’s new accountability system, while 155 are receiving special attention because of low performance overall…
by - November 19, 2012 8:42 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor is asking the federal Department of Agriculture to consider allowing school districts more flexibility in complying with new rules for the National School Lunch Program and…
by - November 18, 2012 1:02 pm
Twelve Arkansas schools are emphasizing visual and performing arts in an effort to engage students as part of the growing A+ network. Begun in North Carolina in 1995, the movement…
