Pulaski County Special School District
Lexicon, Academies of Central Arkansas Partner for Workforce Development Program
Students at Mills University Studies High School in Little Rock can participate in the new program, which provides opportunities for industry tours, job shadowing experiences, career mentoring and mock interviews. read more >
Oak Grove Transition Resumes
Natural State Recovery Centers is turning the former Oak Grove High School into a residential addiction recovery center. read more >
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 >
by Kyle Massey -
Maumelle’s New I-40 Interchange Just Weeks from Opening
Completion of a new $14.6 million interchange is about five weeks away from providing Maumelle Boulevard motorists with a long-awaited alternative interstate access. read more >
by George Waldon -
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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Bid Procedures Shed Light on LED Pricing
Lighting specifications that favored a particular manufacturer added hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of the new Sylvan Hills High School and illuminated how much control architects, engineers and lighting wholesalers have over bid specs. read more >
by George Waldon -
JNPSD Superintendent Tony Wood Ready To Send Up Titans
Tony Wood has been superintendent since July 2015 of the new Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, which split from the Pulaski County Special School District and began operating independently this year. read more >
Corrected: Springdale Superintendent Rollins Tops Salary List
The Pulaski County Special School District spent more on superintendents than any other school district in the state in 2014-15, but the superintendent with the highest compensation was Jim Rollins of Springdale. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
PCSSD Opposed to New Districts Forming In Its Boundaries
Lawyers for the Pulaski County Special School District say it doesn't support any more school districts being carved out of its boundaries. read more >
by Associated Press -
Jacksonville Schools Wants To Be Party in Desegregation Case
A federal judge says he needs more information before deciding whether the new Jacksonville School District can be a party to a decades-old desegregation case involving the Pulaski County Special School District. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Officials Say Special Education Unitary in Arkansas District
Attorneys in a longstanding Arkansas school desegregation case have filed a motion agreeing that special education in the Pulaski County Special School District is "unitary," or substantially desegregated. read more >
by Associated Press -
Leaders Say New School District Will Boost Businesses in Jacksonville
More than 94 percent voted Tuesday for Jacksonville to separate from the Pulaski County Special School District and create its own school district. Leaders expect the move to provide a big boost for business in the city. read more >
by Lee Hogan -
History in the Making (Editorial)
U.S. District Judge Price Marshall last week approved a settlement that will end the state of Arkansas’ legal obligation to make extra payments to the three school districts in Pulaski County in order to facilitate desegregation. read more >
Dustin McDaniel: Deal in Place to End Desegregation Lawsuit
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says an agreement is in place to end a decades-long desegregation lawsuit involving three Little Rock-area school districts. read more >
by Associated Press -
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 >
by Associated Press -
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 >
by Associated Press -
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 >
by Associated Press -
Education Board Keeps Control of Helena-West Helena, Pulaski County Districts
The Arkansas Education Board agreed Monday to let two southwest Arkansas school districts merge and voted to keep two other districts under state control due to fiscal problems. read more >
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With Hostess Gone, Rogers Company Sees Bread Sales Rise
The sudden shutdown of the Hostess Brands baking plant in Memphis has created a bonanza of sorts for Harris Baking Co. of Rogers. read more >
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