Fayetteville School Board approves cooling gymnasiums; hears plan to add buses
The School Board on Thursday approved adding air-conditioning to gymnasiums for Ramay and Woodland junior high schools.
The School Board on Thursday approved adding air-conditioning to gymnasiums for Ramay and Woodland junior high schools.
Springdale's third high school
FAYETTEVILLE -- The search has begun for two executive directors to focus on curriculum and principal evaluations for the School District.
Northwest Arkansas was the 22nd-fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country last year, according to population estimates released today by the U.S. Census…
Fayetteville School District plans to upgrade fences at all elementary schools over the next few weeks, starting with Vandergriff Elementary School.
Adron Benton loved bubbles and balloons. His favorite color was blue.
School District officials are auditing all campuses to determine where additional fencing is needed following last week's death of a first-grader, the superint…
The School Board on Tuesday voted to move forward with buying a building owned by one of its members for $770,000.
Three Northwest Arkansas schools are among the newest Diamond Schools to Watch based on academic excellence, developmental responsibility to students and socia…
The School District plans on installing a fence around the Vandergriff Elementary School playground following the death of 6-year-old Adron Benton earlier this…
FAYETTEVILLE — Adron Benton has been identified as the 6-year-old Vandergriff Elementary boy who went missing from the school's playground Tuesday afternoon.
A 6-year-old boy who disappeared from Vandergriff Elementary School and was found in a nearby pool died Wednesday morning at Arkansas Children's Hospital in L…
FAYETTEVILLE -- A child who went missing during a recess Tuesday afternoon at Vandergriff Elementary School was found in a nearby swimming pool, according to a…
Scholarships are opening up for graduating seniors who want to learn technical skills and enter the workforce after high school rather than pursue a bachelor's…
An ongoing push for high school students to earn industry certifications has educators, business representatives and lawmakers working to pass a bill to suppor…
The district's chief financial officer has resigned, and the retirement of a technology director has shifted to from June to March.
The School Board unanimously voted Tuesday to ask voters in May for a property tax increase of 3.5 mills to build two elementary schools.
Students applying for Northwest Arkansas open-enrollment charter schools will find out over the next few weeks whether they have a spot for the 2017-18 school …
Nearly half the students of Springdale's Jones Elementary School missed school Thursday.
The School District has $128.86 million in debt up for refinancing.
SPRINGDALE -- School district leaders are contemplating the expansion of the Don Tyson School of Innovation.
A rise in school districts hiring private companies to provide substitute teachers and clean buildings means fewer school district workers are contributing to …
FAYETTEVILLE -- High school students in Fayetteville will have more options in the next school year with the expansion of the School District's online charter …
School District leaders are contemplating expanding the Don Tyson School of Innovation on the heels of the school's official dedication Thursday.
SPRINGDALE -- A dedication ceremony Thursday morning for the Don Tyson School of Innovation drew Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Gov. Mike Beebe, five members of t…
SPRINGDALE -- The Springdale School District has seen a significant increase in the number of students exiting English-as-a-second-language programs this year.
The School District has seen a significant increase in the number of students exiting English-as-a-second-language programs this year.
FAYETTEVILLE -- It was right for the School Board on May 21, 1954, to vote unanimously for all schools to admit black students, Superintendent Matthew Wendt sa…
Reading lessons will have more consistency among elementary schools and will include more time for children to practice after a new curriculum starts in the fa…
FAYETTEVILLE -- A committee will begin reviewing all School District policies for possible revision.
U.S. Sen. John Boozman told students from the Don Tyson School of Innovation they're an example of the nontraditional choices school districts are offering to …
Parents will begin registering children for kindergarten within the next few weeks.
The Bentonville High School track will have a new surface in June.
SPRINGDALE -- Upgrading light fixtures is expected to save the school district's maintenance staff time and to reduce energy costs, officials said.
SPRINGDALE -- Some of the state's top schools were excluded from $7 million the Arkansas Department of Education recently awarded to more than 150 campuses.
A festival gave parents a chance to meet officials from charter schools, private schools, traditional school districts and other education groups in one spot.
A $3.5 million project will provide Springdale High School with a competitive track and practice fields for baseball and softball within the next year.
The preparation of high school students and adults for high-demand jobs is a legislative priority for the business community.
Two superintendents are experiencing their first winters with their Northwest Arkansas districts after coming from regions where it's not unusual to go to scho…
Students in Northwest Arkansas have a growing number of options for their education, a trend traditional public school districts are following closely.
The growing number of educational options for students in Northwest Arkansas can be mind-boggling for parents. How do they decide which school is right for the…
Northwest Arkansas public schools are giving students more options for how they learn and the types of classes they take now that the districts can get the sam…
SPRINGDALE — Finishing touches are ongoing at the Springdale School District’s two new campuses, and Har-Ber High School will have a new building when the scho…
A fire in a classroom prompted maintenance officials with the School District to rid campuses of unsafe lamps.
FAYETTEVILLE -- High school softball players will have access to bullpens and dugouts equivalent to those used by the baseball program by the end of the school…
Space will open up this summer for Northwest Technical Institute to move classes to a central location for students in southern Washington County.
Teachers and students across Benton and Washington counties are pitching in to meet the basic needs of community members who are homeless and hungry.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Bicycle lessons in physical education classes mean school districts now have hundreds of bicycles to maintain and repair.
Bicycle lessons in physical education classes mean school districts now have hundreds of bicycles to maintain and repair.
BENTONVILLE -- The annual retention rate of students remains a focus among the leadership of Northwest Arkansas Community College, college President Evelyn Jor…