U.S. Department of Education
Lyon College Awarded $1.95M to Establish Thriving Scot Program
The five-year initiative aims to support first-year students through residential learning communities (RLCs) and enhanced data infrastructure, in hopes of improving academic performance and retention. read more >
ADE Receives $3.6M to Support Educators in Improving Student Learning
This $3.6 million grant aims to support educators to deliver effective instruction to struggling learners. read more >
Smartphones & Students (Editorial)
Bipartisan legislation that would study smartphones’ effects on students can’t come too soon. read more >
Arkansas Tech Gets $6.1M Grant for College Readiness Program
The grant will fund mentoring, tutoring, test preparation and other educational services to a cohort of students for seven years. read more >
State Gets $1.1M Grant for Career-Focused High School Programs
The grant aims to build the capacity of the state's education and workforce systems to partner with businesses and industries. read more >
Some Americans Will Get Their Student Loans Canceled in February as Biden Accelerates New Plan
Republicans in Congress tried unsuccessfully to block the new repayment plan through legislation and a resolution last year. read more >
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$1.6M Grant to Support Low-Income Students at UCA
The new five-year program, called Bear Life, aims to decrease the achievement gap in retention and persistence rates for low-income students. read more >
Pandemic Cited as Student Math Scores Plummet
Among fourth graders, 36% were proficient in math compared with 41% in 2019. In Arkansas, the results were even worse. read more >
Arkansas Tech Gets $2.7M to Continue Upward Bound Program
The grants will fund math, science and other education programs for high school students with barriers to higher education. read more >
$61M Helped HBCUs in Arkansas Survive COVID
Three of the four historically Black colleges and universities in Arkansas that received nearly $61 million through the federal American Rescue Plan say the money has been critical to surviving the pandemic amid challenges unique to institutions like theirs. read more >
HBCUs in Arkansas Get $61M from American Rescue Plan
Schools are required to use half the money to provide direct financial relief to students. read more >
Arkansas Baptist College Off Probation; Former President Sues Over Dismissal
Former president Carlos Clark says he was "instrumental" in preventing further sanctions against the school. read more >
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Grant Helps Workers Reimagine Careers
The state of Arkansas provides $13 million to two Arkansas colleges to meet job training needs. read more >
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iDatafy Plans Better Way to Link Employers, Talent
iDatafy of Little Rock has launched its SmartResume Certified Job Talent Marketplace, designed to connect employers to white- and blue-collar job seekers who actually have the skills they’re looking for. read more >
UA Little Rock’s Support Students Services Gets $2.1M Grant
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $2.1 million, five-year grant to help more students succeed and graduate from college. read more >
Conway Firm Gets Grant for Educational Platform
Zuni Learning Tree of Conway recently received a $200,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Department of Education to build a new feature for its namesake online educational platform. read more >
Debt Deferment Brings Relief To Arkansas Baptist, Philander Smith
Two small private colleges in Little Rock started 2019 with a welcome dose of financial relief courtesy of Uncle Sam. read more >
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Arkansas Tech Receives $750K to Help Students Pay for Child Care
Arkansas Tech University has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program. read more >
ATU Receives $1.3M Grant to Support Veterans
Arkansas Tech University announced Monday that it has received a $1.3 million, five-year U.S. Department of Education grant to enhance its support for veterans of the U.S. Armed Services. read more >
Arkansas’ Teacher Pipeline Running Low
You don’t have to be a math teacher to know that the number of Arkansans interested in becoming teachers has declined sharply in recent years. read more >
by Marty Cook -
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