by - May 10, 2013 8:34 pm
A potentially serious financial crisis exists for a public school employee insurance fund that could be $60 million in the red. Marci Manley with our content partner, KARK Ch. 4…
by - May 10, 2013 8:17 pm
Economically disadvantaged students who participated in an Arkansas Better Chance-funded pre-kindergarten program were more likely to be prepared to enter kindergarten than disadvantaged students who didn’t, two studies indicate. However,…
by - May 8, 2013 7:21 pm
The state’s transition to the Common Core State Standards will continue under a new point person with the Arkansas Department of Education. Dr. Megan Witonski, currently the superintendent of the…
by - May 8, 2013 4:04 am
Picasolar was named the winner of the NSTAR MIT Clean Energy Prize for a process promoted as the single largest technology leap in solar energy efficiency in decades. The prize,…
by - May 7, 2013 7:52 pm
Bobby Acklin, assistant superintendent for the North Little Rock School District, will serve as superintendent of the Dollarway School District starting July 1, according to a news release from the…
by - May 7, 2013 5:04 am
Editor’s note: This commentary is provided by James Rutherford, a junior at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock seeking a degree in Finance. Rutherford is the Vice President of…
by - May 3, 2013 4:00 pm
The passage of a new school choice law was this session’s most important education-related measure, according to Sen. Johnny Key, R-Mountain Home, chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Unlike the…
by - April 29, 2013 2:17 pm
The first 10,000 new Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship recipients learned of their awards Monday via email, with another 6,000 students likely eligible for the award if they complete their application….
by - April 27, 2013 8:22 am
Talk Business contributor Steve Brawner uses his most recent opinion column in the Arkansas News Bureau to discuss the recent Rep. Nate Bell (R-Mena) and Benton County GOP episodes of…
by - April 24, 2013 9:17 pm
The North Little Rock School District was awarded $5.1 million in state Partnership Program grants and is first in line to receive another $19.5 million that is expected to be…
by - April 16, 2013 9:04 am
The Senate Education Committee, meeting for what it hoped was the final time this session Monday, gave what amounts to a go-ahead for a bill that would increase per pupil…
by - April 16, 2013 7:09 am
Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday will sign a comprehensive bill changing the way Arkansas allows public school students to transfer to other districts without changing their residency, according to his…
by - April 8, 2013 8:11 pm
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak made his first-ever trip to Arkansas over the weekend, but he was not here to enjoy all the natural beauty the state has to offer or…
by - April 5, 2013 4:44 pm
A bill that would let undocumented immigrant students pay in-state college tuition rates won’t progress unless more votes can be found, the bill’s sponsor said Friday. Sen. Joyce Elliott’s Senate…
by - April 4, 2013 5:55 pm
One of the top scholarship programs in Arkansas is on the chopping block in the proposed budget for the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. According to an email sent last…
by - April 4, 2013 12:52 pm
The main focus of this legislative session has finally shifted to the topics of tax cuts and the Medicaid private option. The on-going tax cut debate has caused me to…
by - April 3, 2013 9:38 pm
It would take a while for law enforcement personnel to reach the rural Lake Hamilton School District, which is why the superintendent, Steve Anderson, is one of several staff members…
by - April 2, 2013 9:25 pm
A bill that would do away with the requirement that school districts maintain enrollments of 350 students in order to avoid consolidation passed the House Education Committee Tuesday. Meanwhile, a…
by - March 27, 2013 6:35 pm
A school choice bill that would allow students to attend schools outside their home districts passed the Senate Education Committee Wednesday (March 27) after the sponsor pledged to amend the…
by - March 27, 2013 1:43 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe today named Charles “Cliff” Gibson III of Monticello to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. “Cliff’s appointment helps ensure a dependable voice on the Board for…
