by - August 29, 2012 8:51 am
A campaign coordinated by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation will result in community grants and legislative policy proposals to improve the reading performance of Arkansas’ third-graders. The statewide efforts are part…
by - August 28, 2012 7:51 am
Arkansas ranked ninth out of 41 states in student achievement gains from 1992 until 2010, according to a new report by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance and the…
by - August 27, 2012 11:53 am
University of Arkansas officials described the new school year as a “record-breaker” as preliminary enrollment numbers indicate the state’s flagship institution set new records. Total enrollment was roughly 24,600 students,…
by - August 23, 2012 10:37 am
A new national survey shows that Arkansas teachers see a higher percentage of hungry children in the classroom than the U.S. average. The No Kid Hungry campaign, conducted by hunger…
by - August 22, 2012 8:20 am
Bucking a national trend, Arkansas’ ACT scores among high school seniors saw an increase, according to the 2012 ACT report. Roughly 88% of Arkansas’s 2012 graduating seniors took the ACT…
by - August 21, 2012 11:11 pm
Cyd King with our content partner, The City Wire, spent Day Two of the new semester at the University of Arkansas following Chancellor David Gearhart. His day begins early around…
by - August 21, 2012 3:35 pm
University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt announced the formation of an advisory search committee to assist in finding a new chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine…
by - August 20, 2012 3:29 pm
The 23-state consortium that is generating the tests Arkansas students will take under the Common Core State Standards today released its first prototypes for future test questions.
by - August 20, 2012 8:54 am
Allowing schools to be more innovative in meeting student needs is one reason why the Arkansas Department of Education is considering a top-to-bottom review of the standards for accreditation.
by - August 15, 2012 11:22 am
Kathy Rusert, a science teacher at Acorn High School in the Ouachita River School District, is the 2012 Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year. The designation is presented by the…
by - August 14, 2012 7:25 pm
The University of Arkansas and NorthWest Arkansas Community College officials signed a collaborative agreement that is intended to increase the number of college graduates in Arkansas. The agreement allows eligible…
by - August 14, 2012 7:14 pm
Arkansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Tom Kimbrell announced the selection of three low-performing schools eligible to receive over the next three years up to approximately $11 million in federal School…
by - August 14, 2012 1:21 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education has revamped its web site with a fresh look and new organization of features. The department said the move was 6 months in the making…
by - August 14, 2012 8:06 am
Delta Trust & Bank CEO French Hill weighs in on the current crisis of college debt. It’s a trillion dollar problem for the nation’s college graduates.
by - August 13, 2012 2:39 pm
The Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, has awarded $1,178,773 to 93 Arkansas organizations for Fiscal Year 2013. The investment in community arts and educational…
by - August 13, 2012 8:32 am
The University of Arkansas topped $108.1 million in private gift support for the fiscal year ended June 30, surpassing its goal of $103 million. This is the first time the…
by - August 9, 2012 11:01 am
The City Wire takes a deeper look at how the intricate world of college scholarships works. Millions of dollars flow through institutions of higher education each year allowing students from…
by - August 7, 2012 7:45 pm
The state’s higher education chief said that a new initiative aims to bring older students back to college, while at the same time new data could help lawmakers shape future funding for lottery scholarships.
by - August 2, 2012 7:31 pm
Marty Parsons, chief financial officer for NorthWest Arkansas Community College, parted ways with the institution Wednesday (Aug. 1). The termination was effective immediately, ad NWACC President Dr. Becky Paneitz released…
by - August 2, 2012 5:54 pm
Counting the nation's President as an alumnus has certain advantages. The University of Arkansas is strengthening its ties with Panama in an effort to boost agricultural and export opportunities. On…
