FAYETTEVILLE -- A five-year, $1.3 million grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation will help expand a network supporting arts integration in elementary and secondary schools.
The Arkansas A+ Schools network, based in North Little Rock, will be merged with UA's College of Education and Health Professions as part of the grant.
The network this year includes seven schools, according to the program's website. Schools taking part receive support through training for teachers with the aim of integrating the arts into subjects such as math, science and history.
The Windgate Charitable Foundation is based in Siloam Springs. The model used for the arts-integration network was first tested in North Carolina more than 20 years ago, John Brown, the foundation's executive director, said in a statement released by UA.
NW News on 01/16/2018