Little Rock School District
UAMS Receives $3.18M to Improve Communications Skills for Little Rock Students
The program will take place across five years in partnership with the Little Rock School District and the City of Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas Public Schools Face Declining Enrollment While Charter and Online Schools Surge
Though high school enrollment was up for the Springdale School District, overall enrollment is down. Superintendent Jared Cleveland commented on the increasing wave of parents moving toward homeschool or charter schools. read more >
Tech Center Sale Tops $19.3M (Real Deals)
An eight-story telecommunications building in downtown Little Rock tipped the scales at $19.32 million. read more >
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Entegrity Powers Fort Smith Housing with Solar Amid Net-Metering Policy Shift
As Arkansas' solar era shifts, Entegrity powers homes in Fort Smith with a nearly 1-megawatt array, cutting energy costs for elderly and disabled residents in affordable housing. read more >
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UAMS Gets $1.9M Grant for Emergency Response in Little Rock Schools
The grant will fund a program to implement advanced safety technologies, including behavioral threat assessments, to manage and intervene in potential threats. read more >
A Superintendent Resigns (Editorial)
Jermall Wright’s resignation as Little Rock School District chief threatens district stability. read more >
Entegrity Gives Boost To EV School Buses
Electric buses align well with Entegrity’s mission of helping entities cut fuel expenses by conservation, electrification and adoption of solar power. read more >
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Arkansas Universities Build Cybersecurity Hub with $5M Grant
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cyber Security, Energy Security & Emergency Response allocated the money to further work at the Emerging Threat Information Sharing & Analysis Center — a sort of cybersecurity clinic — at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. read more >
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Entegrity to Build Student-Driven Solar Array for LR Public Schools
The solar field will be built and operated by Entegrity on 35 acres in Phillips County, and should cut the 22,000-student school system from $4.5 million to $7 million over the next 25 years. read more >
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LRSD Leader Jermall Wright Focuses On Students’ Needs
The new superintendent says there is no shortcut or magic strategy to sustainably and authentically improve student learning outcomes. read more >
LRSD Partnership Called a ‘Game Changer’ for Students
An official announcement is coming soon. read more >
Most Arkansas Public School Students Under Mask Mandate
Most Arkansas public school students will be required to wear masks when classes begin next week, following moves by dozens of districts in response to a judge blocking the state's mask mandate ban. read more >
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Schools Sue, Mayor Defies Arkansas Mask Mandate Ban
Arkansas’ ban on mask mandates faced new legal challenges and defiance from the mayor of the state capital as Republican lawmakers rejected efforts to roll back the prohibition. read more >
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Board Returns Local Control to Little Rock School District
The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday lifted the last remaining restrictions on the Little Rock School District, returning it fully to local control nearly six and a half years after a state takeover. read more >
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Beyond COVID-19: Industries and Leaders Look to Future
Arkansas Business asked industry leaders to share their expectations for 2021, both before and after the coronavirus vaccine is widely available. Here’s what they said. read more >
Education’s COVID Generation (Jay Barth Commentary)
A “COVID Generation” — portending reduced achievement and growing inequities — will define the period between now and the mid-2030s. Policy leaders must confront this generational reality in guiding strategic education policy. read more >
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Little Rock Teachers Won’t Show for In-Person Classes
Little Rock teachers won't show up for in-person classes due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus in schools, the head of the local teachers union says. read more >
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Virus Cases at University of Arkansas Approach 1,000
Arkansas health officials say their biggest growth in new coronavirus cases is among college-aged people as the number of active infections at the University of Arkansas' main campus approached 1,000. 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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Lexicon in Partnership to Make Face Shields for Arkansas Hospitals
Lexicon Fabricators and Constructors of Little Rock plans to deliver 4,000 face shields for health care workers to six central Arkansas hospitals next week. read more >
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