by - February 19, 2013 8:30 pm
A bill that would allow students who have transferred under the state’s old school choice law to remain at their new districts passed the House Education Committee Tuesday. House Bill…
by - February 17, 2013 9:06 pm
Arkansas News Bureau columnist and Talk Business contributor Steve Brawner uses his latest column to discuss the simmering debate over school choice at the Arkansas legislature. Several bills have been…
by - February 17, 2013 8:51 pm
University of Arkansas graduate and former Razorback Athletics administrator, Dr. Sean Rochelle has been named executive director of the Razorback Foundation. Rochelle has been with the Razorback Foundation since 2008,…
by - February 16, 2013 9:40 am
Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson resigned from the University of Arkansas board of trustees last week, but school officials and Tyson aren’t commenting on the departure. From our content partner,…
by - February 15, 2013 11:41 am
Dr. J. Timothy Cloyd is stepping down as President of Hendrix College after 12 years in that position, according to a statement from the school. Cloyd will return to the…
by - February 14, 2013 12:14 am
A lack of available school administrators means public schools should consider looking outside public education to fill some leadership positions, the state’s education commissioner says. During an interview following a…
by - February 13, 2013 1:29 pm
University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart today announced that Chris Wyrick, currently the executive director of the Razorback Foundation, will join Gearhart’s senior administrative team as the next vice…
by - February 12, 2013 6:24 pm
A bill that would allow trained and licensed staff and faculty to carry concealed handguns on public and private college campuses unanimously passed the House Education Committee today. HB 1243…
by - February 5, 2013 5:30 pm
When it comes to public school-related legislation, this year’s General Assembly so far has focused on two words beginning with “C”: “charter schools” and “choice.” A third sometimes controversial “C”…
by - January 30, 2013 10:36 pm
A counter-messaging coalition of public education advocates convened at the state capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 30) to push a different agenda than a pro-school choice group the day before. From…
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…
