by - April 4, 2015 11:30 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the members of a new Computer Science Task Force on Friday. The purpose of the group will be to research and recommend computer science and technology…
by - April 3, 2015 3:03 pm
The winners of the 15th annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition will be announced April 22, but the finalists were competing on Friday. The event is…
by - April 2, 2015 8:06 am
University of Arkansas System President Don Bobbitt has named Dan Ferritor as interim chancellor to take over the school’s top position when current UA Chancellor G. David Gearhart retires on…
by - March 31, 2015 7:06 pm
With a possible end to this year’s session of the Arkansas General Assembly in sight, lawmakers approved the first part of the state’s budget as well as several other bills….
by - March 31, 2015 3:57 pm
Arkansas has opened a bid invitation to create a new broadband network for schools, with work scheduled to begin in July. An invitation for bid covering seven years was opened…
by - March 31, 2015 8:45 am
Arkansas’ only comprehensive academic health center has received a full, eight-year reaccreditation from a national committee that oversees medical education, officials at the College of Medicine at the University of…
by - March 31, 2015 8:08 am
University of Arkansas alumnus William T. Dillard II and philanthropist Johnelle DeBusk Hunt will be recognized as Chancellor’s Medal recipients at the University of Arkansas Towers of Old Main event…
by - March 31, 2015 12:23 am
Women have made progress in areas such as health care, education, the private sector and nonprofit organizations, but they continue to face barriers to full equality. Those were among the…
by - March 30, 2015 9:02 pm
The major action at the Arkansas Legislature centered on the so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration” bill and the official release of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s nearly $5.2 billion state budget. But other…
by - March 30, 2015 6:12 am
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by - March 25, 2015 7:06 pm
A series of one-day conferences over the next two months will seek to promote STEM careers for young girls. The Arkansas STEM Coalition, working with the Arkansas Department of Higher…
by - March 25, 2015 3:36 pm
On this week’s Talk Politics roundtable, TB&P‘s Roby Brock and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist John Brummett discuss and debate several legislative and political issues. This week’s topics include: With the state…
by - March 25, 2015 1:30 pm
The State Board of Education unanimously approved former Sen. Johnny Key to be the state’s new education commissioner today.
by - March 25, 2015 7:09 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Jim Youngquist, Executive Director at the UALR College of Business’ Institute for Economic Advancement. Sometimes innovation happens in the most unlikely place….
by - March 24, 2015 6:12 am
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by - March 23, 2015 9:54 am
At today’s 2015 White House Science Fair, President Obama is set to announce over $240 million in new private-sector commitments to improve STEM education.
by - March 23, 2015 9:38 am
Last week, the National EAST conference met in Hot Springs to recognize the work of students from around the country. EAST – which teaches Environmental and Spatial Technology – is…
by - March 23, 2015 9:20 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s signature campaign platform policy to push for computer coding in high schools is garnering national attention from the high-tech magazine, Wired. State legislators passed a law, as…
by - March 18, 2015 3:15 pm
A bill that would have ended Arkansas’ participation in a multi-state assessment associated with the Common Core failed to get a second in the Senate Education Committee Wednesday and then…
by - March 16, 2015 6:34 pm
A House legislator facing questions in an adoption scandal resigned his committee leadership post Monday afternoon, while several education bills including two on workforce training sailed through the state Senate….
