LRSD, Joshua Intervenors Support Desegregation Agreement
The Little Rock School District and a group of patrons known as the Joshua Intervenors are both now on board with a planned settlement of a 30-year-old desegregation lawsuit. read more >
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Is LRSD Gambling with Funding? (AP Analysis)
If Dustin McDaniel is right, the Little Rock School District could be taking a big gamble by withholding its approval of a deal that would end years of extra state payments to boost desegregation. If he is wrong, the district's gamble could be worth it. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers Approve Desegregation Proposal
The Arkansas Legislative Council has approved a proposed settlement that would put an end to years of payments the state makes to boost desegregation efforts in three Little Rock-area school districts. read more >
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Arkansas, School Districts Reach Desegregation Pact
The attorney general says the state of Arkansas and three Little Rock-area school districts have reached an agreement that would end years of special payments made to help desegregate schools. read more >
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Little Rock Schools Offer to Phase Out Desegregation Money
A proposal by the Little Rock School District to phase out desegregation payments it receives from Arkansas is a "non-starter," Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday, because it attaches too many conditions. read more >
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Wooded Acres Sell In $1.59 Million Deal (Real Deals)
More than 945 acres in the Hensley area of southeast Pulaski County tipped the scales at $1.59 million. read more >
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Little Rock School District to Have Job Fair
The Little Rock School District is looking for teachers in a wide variety of subjects. The job fair runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hall of Industry on the Arkansas State Fairgrounds next to Barton Coliseum on Roosevelt Road. read more >
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Little Rock to Open Truancy Center
Police and school officials in Little Rock are joining to open a center to combat truancy. read more >
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After Sandy Hook, Little Rock School District Reviews Security
The Little Rock School District is reviewing its security plans after the deadly school shooting in Connecticut. read more >
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