by - October 9, 2012 4:14 am
Dean R. Kahler will join UALR on Nov. 5 as vice chancellor of enrollment management, Chancellor Joel E. Anderson announced Monday (Oct. 8). Kahler helped establish record levels of student…
by - October 9, 2012 4:08 am
Gillett Elementary School will remain open after the State Board of Education voted Monday to reject a petition by its school board to close it. The school has been part…
by - October 5, 2012 9:52 am
The Conway Area Chamber of Commerce said it will partner with a newly formed local nonprofit, Lifelong Learners Inc., in the development of a Pre-K program focused on kindergarten readiness,…
by - September 25, 2012 8:57 pm
CNBC offers an in-depth look at Mountain Home’s career academies, an approach to high school education that steers students into career tracks like engineering, communications, and health care.
by - September 25, 2012 4:04 pm
Arkansas’ 33 public colleges and universities showed a decrease in head counts of 0.8 percent and an increase in full-time equivalent enrollments of 0.8 percent compared to fall 2011, according…
by - September 24, 2012 4:04 pm
More Arkansas students took Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the 2011-12 school year than in the previous year, and they performed better on the test. According to the Arkansas Department…
by - September 24, 2012 7:08 am
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) touted a “green” jobs program in his weekly radio address — an initiative he said has helped employ 1,700 workers during the last two years.
by - September 20, 2012 5:27 pm
Wanted: 160 college graduates for open jobs at Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other corporations across Northwest Arkansas.
by - September 19, 2012 5:41 pm
Terry Mohajir, an Arkansas State University alumnus, has been hired as the school’s athletic director. The Overland Park, Kansas, native has been involved with major fundraising campaigns at multiple universities,…
by - September 19, 2012 12:01 pm
A $5 million gift from the Tyson family and Tyson Foods will establish a research and residency program at Bentonville’s Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The Tyson Scholars of…
by - September 19, 2012 9:10 am
Voters in Arkansas school elections said yes to two school districts requesting millage increases Tuesday and no to three others. Stuttgart voters approved a five-mill increase, 464-269, that would raise…
by - September 18, 2012 8:18 pm
Dr. Greg Murry, Superintendent of the Conway School District, received the 2013 Arkansas Superintendent of the Year Award during a surprise announcement at a dedication of the new Conway High…
by - September 17, 2012 10:07 pm
Legislators debating a proposed state rule to limit the use of public funds for religious instruction at Arkansas pre-schools couldn’t find agreement on Monday.
by - September 16, 2012 4:53 pm
Hendrix College in Conway was awarded a $1,118,063 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will support a five-year education research project to recruit and prepare 19 outstanding STEM…
by - September 11, 2012 10:23 pm
Dr. Charles L. “Chuck” Welch has already had a near-lifetime of achievement for many university presidents and he’s only in his first year.
by - September 10, 2012 8:00 pm
A program that offers financial incentives to both high school students and teachers to pass Advanced Placement tests produced 43 percent of successful test-takers in Arkansas last year, despite existing…
by - September 5, 2012 12:10 pm
Jim and Joyce Faulkner of Little Rock have gifted the University of Arkansas $6 million to turn the Old Field House into a performing arts center. The state-of-the-art venue will…
by - September 5, 2012 8:27 am
A new report highlights low levels of third grade reading proficiency, but advocacy groups and state policy leaders are embarking on a new initiative to improve those numbers. The report,…
by - September 4, 2012 11:15 am
Republicans in the Arkansas House of Representatives are considering legislation that could empower an entity other than the state Board of Education to authorize charter schools. Other possible legislation would create a tax credit scholarship program that would enable students to attend private schools.
by - August 30, 2012 9:23 am
The new Crystal Bridges Museum is marrying education and art in an effort to strengthen — and pay for — innovative classroom teaching.
