by - January 14, 2014 3:01 am
After all major parties in the long-running desegregation case involving three central Arkansas school districts agreed to a settlement in November, a federal judge has signed off on the deal….
by - January 13, 2014 4:04 pm
It is a notion he has talked about repeatedly in the past, but today Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson released a white paper calling for more computer science education in…
by - January 8, 2014 1:32 am
From Michael Hibblen with our content partner, KUAR-FM 89 News: As Arkansas lawmakers probe a $4.19 million deficit at the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas, current and former…
by - January 7, 2014 10:39 pm
Steve Brawner offers an insightful column through our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau. Brawner analyzes Congress and concludes that we’re not getting the results we want from our government…
by - January 6, 2014 8:57 pm
State legislators are scheduled to hear testimony from a number of current and former University of Arkansas employees regarding a multi-million dollar deficit in the school’s fundraising division. In December,…
by - December 14, 2013 6:16 pm
OBU RENOVATING FOOTBALL STADIUM Ouachita Baptist University is undertaking a fundraising campaign to overhaul its football stadium and rename it after one of its most famous football alumni, Cliff Harris. The…
by - December 12, 2013 10:52 am
Bentonville-based Arvest Bank says it will commission a large-scale consumer survey to measure and report economic expectations and consumer sentiment in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The survey will measure respondents’…
by - December 11, 2013 12:07 pm
On Wednesday (Dec. 11), the Walton Family Foundation announced a $2.1 million grant to the University of Arkansas to fund several programs within the College Access Initiative and the Center…
by - December 6, 2013 7:46 pm
Arkansas State University said it is considering a public-private partnership that would develop a hotel and conference center on it Jonesboro campus. The university is evaluating proposals received through the…
by - December 3, 2013 4:03 pm
The ambitious effort to expand broadband capability in Arkansas public schools moved forward on Tuesday (Dec. 3) as two working groups accepted an engineering report and recommended the state proceed…
by - December 3, 2013 12:52 am
Arkansas’ PSC Chairman receives a prestigious honor; millions are donated to the University of Arkansas’ College of Engineering; and Arkansas Children’s Hospital gets a million-dollar gift. AN HONORABLE MENTION Colette Honorable,…
by - November 27, 2013 5:46 pm
Fresh off the announcement last week that a deal has been struck to settle a three decades-old school desegregation lawsuit, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) announced a clearinghouse of information…
by - November 26, 2013 7:59 am
Steve Brawner with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau, takes a deeper look at the academic success rate of the Dardanelle School District. By all accounts, it should be…
by - November 26, 2013 7:59 am
Whether you are watching local news or NBC’s Brian Williams, the rising cost of college tuition seems to be a universal headline. Why, and can anything be done to stem the increases?
by - November 25, 2013 7:45 am
University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway says there are four ways that students fail to obtain a college degree once they begin the journey. In an interview on this…
by - November 24, 2013 10:25 am
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s chief of staff Erika Gee said new Little Rock Superintendent Dr. Dexter Suggs was a crucial catalyst in the recent desegregation settlement that received preliminary approval…
by - November 19, 2013 8:21 am
All parties in the long-running desegregation case involving three central Arkansas school districts have agreed to a settlement. The resolution – $65.8 million a year over the next four years…
by - November 19, 2013 6:37 am
Arkansas is one of two states leading the nation in using data effectively to improve education, according to a report issued Tuesday by a group that advocates for such practices….
by - November 18, 2013 1:49 pm
The 2014 Arkansas Teacher of the Year is Jonathan Crossley, an English language arts teacher at Palestine Wheatley High School in St. Francis County. Gov. Mike Beebe made the surprise…
by - November 17, 2013 1:56 pm
Last year’s pre-Coon Supper reception in Gillett came close to fully endowing a scholarship to Arkansas State University in the name of former Congressman Marion Berry (D) and his wife,…
