by - August 14, 2018 3:34 pm
Ouachita Baptist University set a record for private donations raised in the 2017-2018 academic year. The Arkadelphia-based private school said it raised $17.2 million last year, more than $1 million…
by - August 9, 2018 5:30 pm
Democratic nominee for governor Jared Henderson Thursday (Aug. 9) proposed a one-year, 10% minimum teacher salary increase along with a 10-year goal of making Arkansas teachers the highest paid in…
by - July 3, 2018 5:23 pm
Arkansas public school campuses should always have an armed presence when staff and children are present, according to a preliminary report by the 18-member Arkansas School Safety Commission. Gov. Asa…
by - June 27, 2018 5:01 pm
Arkansas State University’s fiscal year will begin July 1, and it will begin with several administrative changes on the ASU-Jonesboro campus. The university will create a vice chancellor of enrollment…
by - March 4, 2018 7:16 am
Arkansas’ school funding formula was created in response to the long-running Lake View lawsuit against the state. But now that the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the…
by - February 28, 2018 6:40 pm
Tim Mousseau, a sexual assault survivor, will speak April 2 on the Arkansas State University campus. His lecture will be held during Sexual Assault Awareness week. The event, part of…
by - January 16, 2018 10:36 am
The Reform Alliance, based in Little Rock, will host a community town hall next week to promote National School Choice Week. Featured speakers will include Dr. Howard Fuller and Dr….
by - December 10, 2017 10:21 pm
Arkansas State University System President didn’t get a 2% raise in July like the rest of the faculty and staff, but the ASU Board of Trustees rectified it when it…
by - December 3, 2017 3:29 pm
A lousy win-loss football record not only hurts Razorback fan morale, but it stings area businesses to the tune of nearly $1 million. University of Arkansas Walton College of Business…
by - November 24, 2017 6:17 pm
University of Arkansas head football coach Bret Bielema was fired on Friday (Nov. 24) following a 48-45 loss to Missouri and capping a 4-8 season. Interim athletics director Julie Cromer…
by - October 19, 2017 8:04 pm
For more than 30 years, the Arkansas State University Convocation Center has been a center for athletic competitions, concerts and business exhibitions in Northeast Arkansas. It became an arena on…
by - October 2, 2017 7:27 pm
Although the debate over school choice has been raging for years, it wasn’t something I paid attention to. I had always assumed that my children would attend the local public…
by - October 2, 2017 7:11 pm
Arkansas’ contribution to the nation’s massive $1.4 trillion student loan bubble actually got smaller in 2014, moving the state off another “bottom ten” financial ranking of U.S. states with the…
by - October 1, 2017 9:37 am
The Frank and Barbara Broyles Foundation announced this week that the 2017 Broyles Award ceremony will be broadcast live and commercial free on KATV Channel 7, December 5th at 12:00…
by - September 27, 2017 5:26 pm
Steve Brawner with Independent Arkansas reports: The Little Rock School District could have a school board election so it can be returned to local control as early as May…
by - September 17, 2017 5:21 pm
Arkansas State University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to enter into separate land-lease agreements to build disaster preparedness test sites. One is a 183-acre plot owned by the city…
by - September 6, 2017 8:39 am
Arkansas State University Campus Queretaro welcomed its first 250 students when it opened on Monday. ASUCQ is a private foundation led by Mexican businessman Ricardo González. He and his partners…
by - September 5, 2017 12:33 pm
The University of Central Arkansas Makerspace Powered by the Conductor has hired Jason Huselton as its master maker. Huselton is a 1997 UCA graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in…
by - September 5, 2017 12:22 pm
A new Arkansas education report shows that 50 public schools have chronic absenteeism rates of 30% or higher. Another 109 Arkansas schools are experiencing chronic student absence rates of 20-29…
by - August 27, 2017 9:51 am
On its 10-year anniversary, economist Mervin Jebaraj dusted off a 2007 economic impact study that shows Frank Broyles’ leadership contributed at least $2.9 billion to Northwest Arkansas’ economy. Jebaraj, interim…
