Lawsuit Challenges Arkansas Takeover of Little Rock Schools
A second lawsuit was filed Tuesday challenging Arkansas' ongoing control of the Little Rock school district and the limits the state has placed on the incoming local school board. read more >
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Next-Gen Learning: Businesses Embrace Career Academies
Metro Little Rock schools have accelerated a plan to put all 13,000 public high school students in Pulaski County on career-themed paths. The effort also aims to recast public schools as magnets for central Arkansas economic development, not impediments. 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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State Panel Backs Some Local Control for Little Rock Schools
An Arkansas panel has voted to return some local control to Little Rock schools nearly five years after the state took over the district. read more >
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Opponents Call School Voucher Program Misguided ‘Experiment’
Opponents of a legislative effort to fund a pilot private school voucher program in a central Arkansas county say the bill would "experiment" on primarily black children while not funding more traditional public school improvement methods. 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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SPP Teams With Little Rock Schools in STEM ‘Pipeline’
Southwest Power Pool, the regional electric grid operator based in Little Rock, has partnered with the Little Rock School District in sponsoring programs to promote STEM education starting in elementary school and continuing on paths toward technical careers in Arkansas. read more >
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Arkansas Schools Regularly Suspend Truant Kids Despite Ban
Five years after Arkansas banned the use of out-of-school suspension as a punishment for truancy, dozens of schools are still suspending children who repeatedly miss classes. read more >
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UAMS Gets $1.27M Grant For Little Rock STEM, Heart Education Program
UAMS gets a $1.27 million science education research grant to teach Little Rock School District students about STEM careers and cardiovascular health. read more >
Recent Real Estate Deals Total $1.24M
Recent transactions include the sales of a former clinic, retail shops, elementary school and land. read more >
While Local Control is Key, LRSD Superintendent Michael Poore Reaches Out
Mike Poore, the Little Rock school superintendent, predicts two more years of state control of Arkansas’ largest school district. 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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Brown Engineers Gets Grant for STEM Education
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a one-year, $225,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to Brown Engineers LLC of Little Rock to develop a water engineering computer simulation. read more >
Kelsey Bailey of the Little Rock School District (Finalist: Education CFO)
As CFO of the Little Rock School District, Kelsey Bailey is responsible for making sure all of the district’s financial needs are met, while also overseeing a $43 million reduction in state desegregation aid over the past three years. read more >
Vogelpohl Helps Create ‘People of Action’ Campaign for Rotary International
Sharon Vogelpohl chaired on the Rotary International Branding Initiative, leading a committee of Rotarians from around the world in developing a branding campaign strategy for the international service organization that debuted at the Rotary International Convention in June. read more >
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Shuttered Joubert’s Tavern Sells For $342K
Henry Willmuth, through 7303 Kanis LLC, recently purchased the 7,500-SF Joubert's Tavern at 7303 Kanis Road in Little Rock for $342,250. read more >
‘We Believe In Democracy’ (Editorial)
Voters in the Little Rock School District made their voices heard Tuesday: No taxation without representation. 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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Connecting Students With Careers (Editorial)
The Little Rock School District announced an initiative to expose high school students to different careers by adding classes in the fields of health care, technology, teaching and construction. read more >
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