Stories by John Krupa

  • Schools’ chief picks down to 2

    The Pulaski County Special School District School Board voted unanimously at a special meeting Thursday to name the district’s acting superintendent and an ass…

    by John Krupa February 19, 2010

  • Irate, district’s secretary leaves meeting

    The secretary of the Pulaski County Special School District School Board stormed out of a Wednesday meeting, shouting that the vice president had insulted her …

    by John Krupa February 18, 2010

  • Eli Lilly to settle Zyprexa lawsuit

    Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly will pay Arkansas $18.5 million to settle a lawsuit over its marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa as part of the largest pha…

    by John Krupa February 17, 2010

  • District to study finalists’ test data

    The board of the Pulaski County Special School District paused its regular meeting Monday night to discuss in private the finalists for the superintendent’s jo…

    by John Krupa February 16, 2010

  • State 5th, with 34% taking hard test

    Arkansas’ 2009 public high school graduating class ranked fifth in the nation in its percentage of students who took at least one Advanced Placement exam, acco…

    by John Krupa February 11, 2010

  • 2 finalists for school job wooed elsewhere

    At least two of the four finalists to become the Pulaski County Special School District’s next superintendent are also finalists for top jobs in other school d…

    by John Krupa February 10, 2010

  • Empty district forum lamented

    The Pulaski County Special School District hosted nightly community forums last week so the public could question the four candidates seeking to become the nex…

    by John Krupa February 9, 2010

  • Claim prompts district inquiry

    The Pulaski County Special School District School Board is hiring an investigator to delve into an allegation that acting Superintendent Rob McGill made a raci…

    by John Krupa February 6, 2010

  • District urged to act quicker on chief hire

    The Pulaski County Special School District School Board needs to move more quickly to hire its next superintendent, the head of the firm that conducted the sup…

    by John Krupa February 6, 2010

  • For 4th candidate, education a ‘calling’

    A candidate to become the Pulaski County Special School District’s next superintendent described herself Thursday as a school turnaround expert with a “spiritu…

    by John Krupa February 5, 2010

  • Prospect in top job at district quizzed

    The Pulaski County Special School District’s acting superintendent said Wednesday that he has brought about positive change during his brief tenure but that he…

    by John Krupa February 4, 2010

  • School-chief hopeful aims at gap

    A candidate for the Pulaski County Special School District superintendent’s job said Tuesday that he’s a “change agent” committed to shrinking the achievement …

    by John Krupa February 3, 2010

  • Schools chief interviews begin

    Comprehensive alignment of curriculum and instruction is the key to driving districtwide improvement in student achievement, a candidate for the Pulaski County…

    by John Krupa February 2, 2010

  • District hosts 4 seeking top job

    The four candidates to become the Pulaski County Special School District’s next superintendent will interview in Little Rock today through Thursday.

    by John Krupa February 1, 2010

  • College remediation rises by 3%, state says

    More than half of all first time Arkansas college and university students weren’t ready for college-level work when they enrolled last fall, according to an Ar…

    by John Krupa January 24, 2010

  • 2 school districts to shed state reins

    The Greenland and Decatur school districts will be free of state control beginning in October, giving their local communities the power to run those school sys…

    by John Krupa January 20, 2010

  • PB ex-teacher gets plea deal in 6 sex assaults

    A former Watson Chapel School District teacher pleaded no contest to six counts of second-degree felony sexual assault Tuesday as part of a plea deal that will…

    by John Krupa January 13, 2010

  • State simplifies college-aid quest

    Lajuana Green watched every year as her Pulaski County Special School District students lost chances at college scholarships they should have received.

    by John Krupa January 6, 2010

  • Disaster declared over yule flooding

    Gov. Mike Beebe declared 27 counties state disaster areas Monday as a result of the heavy rains and severe flooding that hit Arkansas around Christmas.

    by John Krupa January 5, 2010

  • Harding students must move event

    For months, a group of Harding University students has planned a February conference centered on how Christians can create a more peaceful and just world.

    by John Krupa January 4, 2010

  • The eyes have it with gift to UAMS

    The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Eye Institute has received a $2 million estate gift from a longtime benefactor, officials said Tuesday.

    by John Krupa December 30, 2009

  • NLR School Board OKs 2% staff raises

    The North Little Rock School Board on Thursday unanimously approved 2 percent raises for all district employees, including teachers and administrators.

    by John Krupa December 18, 2009

  • Author: Giving leads to getting

    Arthur Brooks has some unorthodox advice for those who covet more money and happiness: Support more charities.

    by John Krupa December 16, 2009

  • Ex-head of MADD seeks tax on alcohol

    The former head of Arkansas Mothers Against Drunk Driving is working to place an initiated act on the November ballot that would increase the wholesale excise …

    by John Krupa December 16, 2009

  • Judge denies convict bail in ’08 rape case

    The birth of a child with his client’s DNA only proves the man, a convicted murderer, had sex with the North Little Rock woman who accused him of rape, a defen…

    by John Krupa December 12, 2009

  • School Board hedges bets

    In a move that raised tension in an already testy labor dispute, the Pulaski County Special School District Board voted 4-0 on Friday to increase substitute-te…

    by John Krupa December 12, 2009

  • Divided couple give joint speech

    Washington D.C. power couple James Carville and Mary Matalin swear they detest fighting about politics.

    by John Krupa December 8, 2009

  • Economy top issue, Bethune says

    Arkansans should ask aspiring politicians three questions to decide whether they are worthy of their vote in the forthcoming 2010 election, former U.S. Rep. Ed…

    by John Krupa December 4, 2009

  • Grant to help libraries speed up Web access

    A $735,207 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Tuesday will help about 20 percent of Arkansas’ public libraries upgrade their Internet a…

    by John Krupa December 2, 2009

  • Flawed grant books curb drug programs

    The Arkansas Department of Human Services is auditing a Conway alderman’s nonprofit after state employees documented a series of questionable accounting practi…

    by John Krupa November 26, 2009

  • Clinton: Promote study of sciences

    Encouraging the nation’s brightest students to pursue careers in mathematics and the sciences is pivotal to America’s future, former President Bill Clinton sai…

    by John Krupa November 20, 2009

  • Police: Son held mom hostage over $500

    Authorities charged a Jonesboro man with four felonies Monday — including kidnapping — after police say he held his mother hostage for $500.

    by John Krupa November 17, 2009

  • Nov. 21 free clinic seeks doctors

    More than 800 people have volunteered to staff Little Rock’s free medical clinic for the uninsured later this month, officials said Thursday.

    by John Krupa November 13, 2009

  • Former Bates home restored as museum

    The former home of L.C. and Daisy Bates was ground zero of Little Rock’s civil rights struggle in the late 1950s.

    by John Krupa November 12, 2009

  • Rose City teacher wins excellence prize

    Marquvise Curruth called it the minute Gov. Mike Beebe announced that an unnamed Rose City Middle School teacher would receive a prestigious national teaching …

    by John Krupa November 11, 2009

  • $10 million to lift job-training push

    The state is rolling out a $10 million expansion of the Arkansas Works program, an initiative aimed at linking Arkansans with career training and educational o…

    by John Krupa November 10, 2009

  • Ex-official urges higher GI levels

    President Barack Obama should approve the request of the top commander in Afghanistan for more than 40,000 new troops to put down the insurgency, the nation’s …

    by John Krupa November 4, 2009

  • Stolen hygiene items found

    Police have recovered some of the $474,000 in feminine hygiene and baby-care products stolen in Faulkner County last month.

    by John Krupa November 4, 2009

  • White River still rising in sections

    Sections of the lower White River continued to rise Monday, raising flooding concerns for an area that suffered historic high water in 2008.

    by John Krupa November 3, 2009

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