by - January 29, 2013 9:24 pm
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) threw support to an Arkansas legislator’s bill and urged state leaders to take bolder steps in education reform. Bush was in town for a…
by - January 23, 2013 3:57 pm
The lead sponsor of a bill to change Arkansas’ school choice law, declared unconstitutional last year because of its race-based limitation, is confident that the Legislature will pass some kind…
by - January 22, 2013 12:37 pm
The House Education Committee unanimously passed a bill today (Jan. 22) that would allow seven community colleges that are not part of a university system to ask voters for a…
by - January 20, 2013 11:02 pm
A study says the El Dorado Promise, the program sponsored by Murphy Oil offering scholarships to students of the El Dorado School District, has had a positive effect on junior…
by - January 15, 2013 12:01 am
The state Board of Education approved six applications for conversion charter schools, but denied one group's request citing lingering questions. The six approvals were: Blytheville High School — A New…
by - January 14, 2013 2:07 am
Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, will be the keynote speaker at an education reform rally and summit to be held by A+ Arkansas on Tuesday, January 29 in Little…
by - January 10, 2013 11:09 am
For the second consecutive year, Arkansas ranked fifth in Education Week magazine’s annual Quality Counts report. The state is earning high marks in areas related to school policies, while trailing…
by - January 9, 2013 10:28 am
Arkansas spends about $460 million a year to educate its rising number of immigrant children, according to a report released Wednesday by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. According to “A Profile…
by - January 8, 2013 3:00 pm
The Walton Family Foundation said it has surpassed $300 million in investments in charter schools in the U.S. The Bentonville-based non-profit said it has helped create 1,437 charter schools since…
by - January 3, 2013 10:03 pm
Legislators are still considering how, or whether, to respond to a ruling by the state Supreme Court that changes the way the state funds public schools. On Nov. 29, the…
by - January 2, 2013 12:13 pm
Editor’s note: This article is part of a continuing series focused on upcoming education issues that will be addressed by the 89th General Assembly. Unless there is an appeals court…
by - January 1, 2013 3:45 pm
Editor’s note: This article is part of a continuing series focused on upcoming education issues that will be addressed by the 89th General Assembly. When the General Assembly meets in…
by - December 31, 2012 9:19 am
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles focused on upcoming education issues that will be addressed by the 89th General Assembly. Republican legislators are considering bills…
by - December 28, 2012 10:25 am
The arts encourage students to be creative, divergent thinkers, but they require educators to see each child as unique, according to Arkansas’ Teacher of the Year for 2012. Speaking to…
by - December 20, 2012 4:17 am
A biomedical research company at UAMS, InterveXion Therapeutics, has taken a crucial step in advancing a medication that may help methamphetamine users fight their addictions.
by - December 19, 2012 9:32 am
The incoming chairman of the Senate Education Committee is still considering options for increasing lottery scholarship awards as students advance toward their degrees, even as a legislative panel is recommending…
by - December 17, 2012 6:34 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today filed an appellant’s petition for a rehearing in the recent case that called into question the state’s funding mechanism for schools. Gov. Mike Beebe took…
by - December 15, 2012 3:26 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson will travel to Querétaro, Mexico to continue due diligence on a project to expand the Jonesboro campus south of the border.
by - December 12, 2012 5:39 pm
Bryan Harsin, a 13-year coaching veteran, has been named as the head football coach at Arkansas State University. Harsin, a finalist for the 2009 Broyles Award recognizing the top assistant…
by - December 10, 2012 9:02 pm
Scholarships funded during the more than three years from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery total more than $300 million, according to program figures released Monday (Dec. 10). Lottery sales began Sept….
