Arkansas Education Association

This week's million-dollar deals features an apartment complex and several restaurants. read more >

Arkansas reported a spike in new coronavirus cases Thursday, confirming 921 new cases and finding 203 probable new cases in its latest daily report. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday said he needs more guidance before he'll decide whether the state will help pay for extending unemployment benefits under an executive order President Donald Trump signed last week. read more >

Arkansas reported its largest one-day increase in hospitalizations from the coronavirus on Thursday as Gov. Asa Hutchinson delayed the start of the school year by nearly two weeks. read more >

You don’t have to be a math teacher to know that the number of Arkansans interested in becoming teachers has declined sharply in recent years. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson drew the attention of educators and the tech industry when he ushered a bill through the Legislature requiring all high schools in the state to offer a computer science course. read more >

More than 20 teachers, administrators and other school employees in Clarksville will carry concealed weapons throughout the school day, making use of a little-known Arkansas law that allows licensed, armed security guards on campus. read more >

The state's top schools official and a coalition of education advocates are urging Arkansas lawmakers to reject legislation that would create an independent state commission to consider charter school applications. read more >