The Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center allows high school students to take classes that mock real-life careers by providing training from professionals.
The Brookland School District is one of the fastest-growing districts in the state, and as its student population continues to grow, staff are looking at ways to expand.
With many questions surrounding the recently-signed Arkansas LEARNS Act, the Department of Education Secretary is hoping a virtual town hall will answer those questions.
The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such restrictions at public schools, and it comes as bills in Idaho and Iowa also wait the governor’s signature.
Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they are being joined in solidarity by teachers in a three-day strike that has shut down the nation’s second-largest school system.
The bill approved by the majority-Republican House applies to multi-person restrooms and locker rooms at public schools and charter schools serving prekindergarten through 12th grades.
Safety on the streets was a point of emphasis on Wednesday as Arkansas State University students came out to participate in the “Watch for Red Wolves” event.
Arkansas Northeastern College has named Dr. Christopher Heigle as the new president for the institution, making him the fifth president in the college’s 48-year history.
If the Senate passes the bill, students could go to any school district that would accept them. Schools could not stop any student from leaving the district.
Dr. Carl Cates announced to his chairs and faculty on Friday, March 10 his decision to step down as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Communication later this year.
What first looked like a pandemic blip has turned into a crisis. The slide in the college-going rate since 2018 is the steepest on record, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“I’m ready to sign it into law and end the failed status quo that has governed our education system for far too long,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday.
Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday approved an education overhaul that creates a new school voucher program critics said could threaten support for public schools.