3+ week, 5+ day ago   (171+ words) A growing number of Arkansas students are skipping college altogether in favor of trade programs, betting that hands-on careers offer better pay and more security than a traditional degree, according to a report from Arkansas Business. Rising tuition costs and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1485+ words) The Lyon College School of Dental Medicine welcomed its second class of students this month, a cohort of 79 future dentists arriving as the school also opens a new patient care clinic in Little Rock’s Riverdale neighborhood. More than half of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (273+ words) The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) have officially launched a new “campus-within-a-campus” model, allowing local students to earn a bachelor’s degree without leaving the Batesville campus. In an interview…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (219+ words) Arkansas schools will soon have more flexibility over how they spend federal dollars after the U.S. Department of Education approved the state’s request to loosen federal funding and accountability requirements, state and federal officials announced Tuesday. According to the governor’s office,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (243+ words) Arkansas lawmakers on Friday approved tightened rules for the state’s Educational Freedom Account program, concluding a yearlong effort to crack down on potential misuse of public funds while drawing sharp criticism from the homeschool families the program is designed to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (238+ words) A new report from legislative staff reveals that Arkansas teacher pay is increasingly lagging behind dozens of other states when adjusted for the cost of living, complicating the positive narrative state leaders have presented since the passage of the 2023 LEARNS…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1170+ words) Arkansans have until June 15 to give the state Department of Education feedback on a proposed set of standards requiring libraries to restrict children’s access to certain materials in order to receive state aid. The rules would govern the availability of…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (291+ words) Lyon College School of Dental Medicine and Arkansas Children’s have established a partnership to support patient care, clinical education, and research. The affiliation, which was formalized earlier this month, will coordinate the delivery and oversight of pediatric dental services at…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (186+ words) White River Now 99.5 Your FM - Your Mix Your Music 93 KZLE Where Everything Rocks Arkansas 103-3 - The Country Super Station 106.5 Outlaw Country - Country the Way It Ought to Be 1340 KBTA - A Lifetime of Music and Memories Lawmakers file new rules for “breakaway…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (244+ words) A draft amendment tied to a bill moving through the Arkansas Legislature could significantly affect how money and property are divided when school districts break apart, raising concerns in one North Central Arkansas community already navigating such a split. White…...