by - October 28, 2013 2:55 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about the State Board of Education. As the chairperson of the State Board of Education, Brenda Gullett is leading an…
by - October 26, 2013 4:20 pm
A 12-member legislative task force charged with overseeing long-term changes to the state’s public school employee insurance program met for the first time on Friday (Oct. 25). The group was…
by - October 24, 2013 5:22 am
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority board voted 4-3 to locate a new technology park at a site in downtown Little Rock. The long-running debate has stirred heated discussions in…
by - October 23, 2013 9:11 am
The 2013 annual Arkansas Poll, conducted by the University of Arkansas, shows very competitive U.S. Senate and Arkansas Governor’s races, similar to polling conducted earlier this month.
by - October 23, 2013 12:03 am
A majority of American English and reading teachers surveyed in 2012 said the new Common Core State Standards will improve student learning, but they must shift their focus to teaching…
by - October 22, 2013 9:05 pm
The State and Public School and Health Insurance Program Legislative Task Force created during this past session will have its first meeting on Friday, according to the chair of the…
by - October 19, 2013 9:39 am
Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a three-day special legislative session that lasted less than 36 hours. State Sen. Johnny Key and Rep. Joe Jett discuss the outcomes.
by - October 17, 2013 8:05 pm
Arkansas lawmakers are working on a quick fix to an insurance deficit in the public school employees insurance fund.
by - October 16, 2013 10:29 am
Gov. Mike Beebe will call a special session to begin on Thursday (Oct. 17) at 3 p.m. to address a shortfall in the state public employees health insurance program. State…
by - October 15, 2013 6:50 pm
From our content partner, KUAR FM-89 News: Gov. Mike Beebe (D) says he won’t call a special session of the legislature to address a 50 percent hike in public school…
by - October 15, 2013 3:07 pm
The state will begin a two-week trial Dec. 9 in U.S. District Judge Price Marshall’s court that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel hopes will “bring about a tangible end to the…
by - October 14, 2013 9:26 pm
From David Goins with our content partner, KARK Ch. 4 News: Members of the Arkansas General Assembly say they believe enough support exists to allow Governor Mike Beebe to call…
by - October 13, 2013 9:58 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe released an additional $4 million from the state General Improvement Fund toward construction of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building in the center of the Arkansas State…
by - October 13, 2013 9:01 am
Senate Insurance committee chairman Jason Rapert (R-Conway) says he sees lawmakers coming to agreement on short-term and long-term solutions to solve the public school employee insurance crisis and he hopes…
by - October 10, 2013 9:25 am
The UA Walton College Center for Business and Economic Research announced that James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will speak at its Quarterly Business Analysis…
by - October 7, 2013 8:32 am
The University of Arkansas Walton College of Business announced four inductees into the 2014 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. James H. Faulkner of Little Rock, who established Faulkner and Associates…
by - October 4, 2013 9:32 am
Last week, House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) and Senate President Michael Lamoureux (R-Russellville) charged the heads of the legislative education and insurance committees to come up with a framework for…
by - October 3, 2013 10:14 am
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville will use a $32 million PROMISE grant from the U.S. Department of Education to research improving education and career outcomes for Arkansas teenagers with…
by - October 2, 2013 3:55 pm
Unless the federal government shutdown lasts for months, the state Department of Education and Arkansas schools should be spared having to furlough any employees. “We will not have to furlough…
by - September 29, 2013 8:58 am
The chairman of the House Education Committee and the head of the state’s school administrators say that ongoing discussions are winnowing choices for how to handle a crisis in the…
