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Ali Honarmand Joins Cromwell Architects Engineers (Movers & Shakers)
Honarmand is an electrical engineer. read more >
Johnny Key Joins Education Consulting Firm Strategos
He'll be part of a practice that advises state agencies and executive branch decision-makers. read more >
Arkansas Panel Rejects Ban on ‘1619 Project’ in Schools
An Arkansas House panel rejects legislation that would have banned schools from teaching a New York Times project on slavery's legacy, one of several attempts in Republican states to limit how race is taught. read more >
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Entergy Arkansas, Education Department Announce $482K Grant for CTE Courses
Entergy Arkansas and the Arkansas Department of Education announces a $482,000 grant to develop 20 new Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. read more >
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Governor’s Virus Mandates
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen dismisses a lawsuit by some Republican legislators challenging a mask mandate and other restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
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Arkansas Reports 411 COVID-19 Cases in Public Schools
Arkansas reports at least 411 students, teachers and staff at public schools are actively infected with the coronavirus as the state's new cases continued rising. read more >
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Arkansas Schools Resume Classes During Coronavirus Pandemic
Students throughout Arkansas on Monday headed back to class, online and in person, as the state's coronavirus deaths continued to rise but hospitalizations dropped. read more >
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Arkansas Schools Must Be Open 5 Days A Week Despite Virus
Arkansas is requiring schools to stay open five days a week when classes resume this month, state education officials said Wednesday, complicating efforts by some districts to limit on-site instruction because of the coronavirus. read more >
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$10M in CARES Act Funds to Help Bridge Digital Divide For Students
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced a new $10 million grant to provide internet access points and about 20,000 devices with up to 24 months of high-speed unlimited data for students across Arkansas. read more >
Update: Governor Extends School Closures to End of Academic Year
Gov. Asa Hutchinson extends the closing of Arkansas schools through the end of the school year. read more >
Arkansas PBS to Air Lessons For Pre-K Through 8th Grade
The newly rebranded Arkansas PBS, the state’s public television network, is taking a new role in teaching pre-kindergarten through 8th-grade pupils remotely while schools are ordered closed in the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
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Little Rock Teachers Strike Over State’s Control of District
Little Rock teachers are striking for the first time in more than three decades over the state’s control of the local school system and a panel’s decision to strip their union’s collective bargaining rights. read more >
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Little Rock Mayor Proposes Local Control Plan
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott is proposing returning local control to the city's schools after a state plan to only grant limited authority drew complaints that the district could revert to a racially divided, "separate but equal" system. read more >
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Code.org CEO: Maintain Computer Science Momentum
Hadi Partovi, founder and CEO of Code.org, encourages leaders to continue investing in computer science education during the National Computer Science Summit for State Leaders at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas School Board Waives Employee Protections for 2 Districts
The Arkansas Board of Education vote to waive employee protections for two school districts under state control, despite complaints from teachers and community leaders. read more >
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Little Rock Teachers’ Union Rejects State’s Waiver Proposal
A Little Rock teachers' association is rejecting a proposal from the Arkansas Department of Education that would make it easier to fire teachers in low-performing schools in the district. read more >
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Arkansas Education Department Awarded $9M Grant For Mental Health Programs
The Arkansas Department of Education announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a $9 million grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration to develop and support school-based mental health programs in the state. read more >
New Little Rock Southwest High School a Point of Pride
A lot is riding on the first new high school in the Little Rock School District in more than 50 years. read more >
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The Best Way to Spend $4 Million? (Editorial)
We’re not convinced $4 million awarded for a no-bid contract to an Indiana company was the best use of our taxpayer dollars. read more >
The Influencers: Michael Poore of the Little Rock School District
It’s probably best to be an optimist if you want to lead the Little Rock School District. By that measure, Arkansas Education Commissioner Johnny Key made the right choice last April in selecting Mike Poore as superintendent of the state’s biggest — and long-troubled — school district. read more >
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