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The director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education says the state has dropped from 49th in the country to 50th, behind West Virginia, in the number of adults who hold bachelors degrees or higher.
In May, the University Of Central Arkansas Board Of Trustees gave President Lu Hardin a $300,000 bonus and did not disclose it in a public meeting.
Trivia question: Which school district in the United States has the longest running desegregation lawsuit in history? Answer? Little Rock. But, that could all be coming to an end and therein lies the problem.
Reports from teachers that they were pressured by administrators to raise the grades of high school students taking part in a program offering college courses have prompted an audit of the program by state officials.
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The state may take over the Hermitage School District if fire and safety code violations are not fixed. It's the first school district in the state to be on the facility distressed list.
University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin will undergo surgery for eye cancer again next month, according to a memo he sent to the school's trustees.
Eight two-year state colleges are to begin offering business degrees with a focus on entrepreneurship.
A former school superintendent from Rogers will manage the Greenland School District, which was taken over by the state for its financial problems.
Newly released documents show that University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin told school trustees they could set aside $150,000 a year for in him "deferred income" above his salary without disclosing it publicly.
Thursday, Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services will present a fire safety program as part of freshman fall orientation being held at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
The Pulaski County Special School District hopes more parents will enroll their kids in its schools after they see the district's latest test scores.
The Hermitage School District will be monitored by the state and faces the threat of a takeover for health and safety problems with its buildings.
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It's hard to believe but Monday was the first day of school for some kids. The brand new charter school, called e-Stem, in downtown Little Rock opened its doors for the first time.
The promise of a better education drew hundreds of people to downtown Little Rock Saturday morning.
Saturday was the fifth annual Tre' Day Bowling Bash at the Millennium Bowl in North Little Rock.
Arkansas has more high school students going to college than some other states, but many never make it to graduation day. Some say the lower retention rate is, because our public schools are handing out empty diplomas and our universities are picking up the slack.
There's more tension among members of the Pulaski County Special School board. They were scheduled to talk about desegregation plans Tuesday night, but the board president added another item to the agenda that caught many off guard.
Principal Kimala Forrest was not happy when heard she was going to transfer from Sylvan Hills High School to Pulaski County Special School District's new all-girls school, Jacksonville Girls' Middle School.
One North Carolina schoolteacher says if she had wanted to be a doctor or nurse, she would have gone to school for that.
The Little Rock School Board has decided to propose a settlement to four employees who sued claiming both racial and gender discrimination. The four former employees filed the lawsuits in 2006.
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