Education extras
PCSSD unions sue over ruling
posted: 05/04/2012 5:05 p.m. Comment 1
Unions representing teachers and staff at the Pulaski County School District have filed a lawsuit to challenge a state decision to cancel their contracts with the district.
Education department directs PCSSD to cut budget, unions
posted: 04/20/2012 5:33 p.m. Comments 7
The Department of Education made its budget recommendations Friday for the fiscally distressed Pulaski County Special School District.
Talks ongoing in Pulaski County Special School District
posted: 04/04/2012 12:44 p.m. Comment 1
Contract negotiations are continuing Wednesday at the Pulaski County Special School District.
State gets $5.7M to improve low-achieving schools
posted: 03/30/2012 3:58 p.m. Comments 5
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says Arkansas will receive $5.7 million in grants to improve the schools that are performing the poorest.
UA renames affirmative action office
posted: 03/09/2012 8:55 a.m. Comment 1
The University of Arkansas office of affirmative action is now called the office of equal opportunity and compliance, a change that the university says stemmed from its evolving mission on campus.
UAMS to offer computer classes for adults ages 50, older
posted: 02/15/2012 12:50 p.m. Discuss
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences plans to host computer classes in March for adults ages 50 and older.
Curtail charters, LR schools urge
posted: 02/15/2012 5:45 a.m. Comments 3
The state should be stopped from opening or expanding charter schools and forced to pay Pulaski County’s three school districts for district students who moved to the independently run charter schools, attorneys for the Little Rock School District and black students known as the Joshua intervenors said Tuesday.
Obama gives 10 states education waivers
posted: 02/09/2012 2:10 p.m. Discuss
President Barack Obama says his decision to free 10 states from the No Child Left Behind education law will give the flexibility they need to set high standards for students and hold schools accountable.
El Dorado Promise Scholarship benefits felt before college, study shows
posted: 01/20/2012 11:52 a.m. Discuss
Test scores, retention rates and college enrollments have increased in the El Dorado, Ark., public school system, according to a new study.
New sex education standards released
posted: 01/09/2012 5:02 p.m. Comments 2
Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is “the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender,” according to new sexual education guidelines released Monday by a coalition of health and education groups.
Arkansas Education Board approves 4 new charter schools
updated: 01/09/2012 3:04 p.m. Discuss
Arkansas’ education board has approved four new charter schools.
LTU signs transfer deal with Arkansas college
posted: 12/03/2011 11:12 a.m. Discuss
Louisiana Tech University has signed an agreement with South Arkansas Community College in an effort to create a smoother transition for students who want to transfer between the two institutions.
Texarkana schools seek new ruling in teacher suit
posted: 11/06/2011 11:50 a.m. Comment 1
The Texarkana, Ark., School District says a federal jury was wrong to award $500,000 to a teacher fired after giving answers to three special-needs students taking an end-of-semester exam.
Memphis school food director promises healthy, green approach
posted: 10/29/2011 10:29 a.m. Discuss
The new director of food service for Memphis City Schools is planning to plant.
UCA to offer new master's degree
posted: 10/29/2011 10:24 a.m. Comment 1
The University of Central Arkansas will offer a master’s degree in creative writing.
