by - October 17, 2019 2:00 pm
The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock received nearly $2.5 million to develop and implement a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)…
by - October 14, 2019 5:38 pm
A $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith provide academic support to students through a writing center and accelerated…
by - October 13, 2019 12:01 pm
About 160 college and high school students gathered Friday (Oct. 11) to try their hand at a national problem that continues to plague policy makers and politicians — how to…
by - October 13, 2019 9:57 am
The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) hosted a groundbreaking on campus Friday (Oct. 11) for its new Integrated Health Sciences Building. It is expected to be open for the fall…
by - October 10, 2019 5:46 pm
The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday (Oct. 10) backed away from the Education Department’s plan to restore local control to parts of the Little Rock School District. The board…
by - October 9, 2019 7:11 pm
Dr. Zodwa Dlamini will present the first of a three-part series on her native Africa and the importance of activism for the annual Greenfield Lecture, a highlight of Arkansas State…
by - October 9, 2019 1:19 pm
Arkansas saw an 11% increase in public schools earning an A and a 14% decrease in schools earning an F on accountability reports released by the Arkansas Department of Education…
by - October 8, 2019 4:21 pm
Some Arkansas legislators Tuesday (Oct. 8) wanted to hire Augenblick, Palaich and Associates to study the state’s educational adequacy efforts, some wanted to hire Shuls and Associates, and some wanted…
by - October 7, 2019 7:19 pm
Roughly 1,000 in the business and education sectors assembled in Springdale on Monday (Oct. 7) to recognize Gary George and Mark Simmons and their respective family-owned companies as free enterprise…
by - October 7, 2019 2:13 pm
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. outlined a proposal aimed at bringing city, state and education leaders together to return local control of the Little Rock School District (LRSD) and…
by - October 6, 2019 6:04 pm
Being responsible isn’t easy. In deliberating the future of the Little Rock School District (LRSD), responsibility is a key consideration of the Arkansas Board of Education. People generally agree on…
by - October 6, 2019 6:03 pm
Regardless whether you believe the education policy underlying the framework proposed by the State Board of Education (SBE) and the Education Commissioner is sound, the reality is that this plan…
by - October 3, 2019 10:51 am
The University of Mississippi, Ole Miss, has whittled its search for a new chancellor down to eight candidates and Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse is among those chosen, according…
by - September 27, 2019 4:00 pm
City Heights Elementary School in Van Buren was one of two Arkansas schools named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education this year. “We recognize and…
by - September 27, 2019 12:22 pm
The University of Arkansas research and extension was chosen to work with Cornell University on efforts to increase sustainability in poultry production from water savings to better bird nutrition and…
by - September 26, 2019 6:21 pm
Siloam Springs-based John Brown University announced Thursday (Sept. 26) that it raised $156 million in its seven-year fundraising campaign, exceeding the campaign’s $125 million goal. The private, Christian university is…
by - September 26, 2019 4:09 pm
In a new study, researchers, including at least one from the University of Arkansas, found that unless steps are taken to mitigate climate change, up to 60% of current wheat-growing…
by - September 24, 2019 6:58 pm
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees recently heard updates on three public-private partnership projects, the pending addition of College of the Ouachitas, and consulting work with Henderson State…
by - September 23, 2019 8:52 pm
Arkansas State University created an endowed professorship of jazz studies and an endowed scholarship for outstanding students in the jazz program. Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday…
by - September 23, 2019 3:54 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson defended the state Board of Education’s decision to retain part of its control over the Little Rock School District and also said he supports “the direction”…
