by - August 23, 2013 5:09 pm
Fewer Arkansas students scored proficient or advanced in most areas of the state benchmark exams in 2013 than they did the year before, and in two areas, fifth grade math…
by - August 23, 2013 9:21 am
Arkansas schools should “fully and expeditiously implement” the Common Core State Standards, the Executive Committee of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas said in a resolution adopted…
by - August 20, 2013 10:53 pm
Eight people have applied to be director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education since the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board started its new search Aug. 16. The current interim…
by - August 20, 2013 3:58 am
In 2012, 13.1 percent of Arkansas kindergarten students missed at least 10 percent of the school year, or 18 days. More than 10 percent of kindergarten students were chronically absent…
by - August 19, 2013 2:53 pm
Monday not only was the first day of school for 460,000 Arkansas students, but it also was the first day that grades 9-12 began classes under the Common Core State…
by - August 19, 2013 2:52 pm
With Arkansas pursuing expanded broadband in its public schools, an FCC commissioner says she wants her agency to be a catalyst for meeting the state’s goals and pushing for greater…
by - August 19, 2013 9:04 am
Banking and IT honors and a new move in state government lead Monday’s movers and shakers. TOP BANK HONOR Bank of the Ozarks has been named as the top performing bank…
by - August 15, 2013 1:57 pm
State Rep. Warwick Sabin (D-Little Rock) will leave his post as publisher of the Oxford American magazine and take the helm of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, an entrepreneurship non-profit…
by - August 14, 2013 8:30 am
On April 17, participating school bus drivers across Arkansas counted 589 drivers illegally passing from the front or the rear while the bus was stopped and the red lights were…
by - August 13, 2013 12:05 am
A new school choice law adopted this year by the state legislature ran into complications as the Arkansas Board of Education struggled to to apply it to 12 students seeking…
by - August 7, 2013 9:38 pm
During a February interview with The City Wire, Jeff Amerine said much of the research conducted by scientists at the University of Arkansas is “potentially groundbreaking.” On Wednesday (Aug. 7),…
by - August 6, 2013 7:58 am
Talk Business contributor and Arkansas News Bureau columnist Steve Brawner profiles supporters of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas, a group hunting for signatures to qualify candidates for the ballot in…
by - August 2, 2013 5:58 pm
One back-to-school ritual designed to boost consumption will occur this weekend starting Saturday (Aug. 3) and ending Sunday (Aug. 4), as Arkansas consumers take advantage of a statewide tax-free holiday.
by - August 1, 2013 5:10 pm
School districts cannot be licensed as private security companies in order to arm teachers and staff members to respond to school violence, according to an opinion issued by Attorney General…
by - August 1, 2013 8:01 am
A week after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a student loan fix, the House followed suit. On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a student loan bill giving potential financial…
by - July 30, 2013 11:17 pm
Arkansas State University system president Dr. Charles “Chuck” Welch says a “transformative investment” in higher education is needed in Arkansas. But before political leaders might dedicate hundreds of millions of…
by - July 30, 2013 1:15 pm
Following the trend of other successful local business incubators across the state, downtown North Little Rock will be the new home to Arkansas’ latest entrepreneurial hub, the Argenta Innovation Center.
by - July 30, 2013 5:15 am
Two men return to familiar territory, others are promoted at CJRW, and the University of Arkansas announces a $1 million gift. STEELE TO RUN DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES Former State…
by - July 25, 2013 1:28 pm
On Wednesday, nearly a month after federal student loan rates doubled, the Senate passed a bipartisan measure giving potential financial relief to future college students. To sum up: It’s good…
by - July 25, 2013 2:08 am
While business leaders and educators have embarked on an effort to understand and solve a broadband shortage in the state’s public schools, lawmakers will have a final say on signing off on a plan.
