Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his opposition to proposed amendments to the regulations on implementing Title IX in a news conference on Sept. 15. The proposed amendments would reverse controversial changes made to the law under the previous administration, as well…
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Arkansas Announces Four Educators as Teacher of the Year Finalists
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJust one month after Jessica Saum began her tenure as 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, four finalists for the 2023 award were announced on Aug. 4 at a special ceremony held at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. Finalists…
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Arkansas PBS Delivers Over 45,000 ‘Rise and Shine’ Summer Learning Booklets
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWithin the first four weeks of its Rise and Shine summer learning program, Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas Department of Education have delivered more than 45,000 summer learning Power Packets. The free summer activity booklets are designed in both English…
Arkansas PBS & Department of Education Team Up for Summer Learning Program Executive Director & CEO of Arkansas PBS, Courtney Pledger Courtney Pledger is the executive director & CEO of Arkansas PBS, the statewide public media network serving Arkansas’…
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Charting a New Course: Charter Schools Continue to Grow and Expand Across Arkansas
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaCharting a New Course: Charter Schools Continue to Grow and Expand Across Arkansas Theresa Timmons, executive director for Westwind School of Performing Arts in North Little Rock, can feel the questions before they’re even out of a person’s mouth.…
During the June 14 school board meeting the Springdale School Board voted to raise the minimum teacher salary to $50,282 for the district’s upcoming school year. The board approved adding $1,500 to the certified teacher salary schedule for a beginning teacher…
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Hutchinson Reinstates Arkansas School Safety Commission Amid Violence
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGiven the increased concern about school safety in the wake of recent events around the nation, Governor Asa Hutchinson recently announced that he has issued an executive order to reinstate the Arkansas School Safety Commission. “The recent violence in Texas…
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Arkansas MLK Commission to Kick Off Juneteenth at State Capitol
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission will kick off the Juneteenth federal holiday with a commemoration at the Arkansas State Capitol on Saturday, June 18, at 10:00 a.m. on the Capitol steps. “Broadway” Joe Booker, the Power92 Jams Disc…
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UAMS, CDC Report Shows 1 in 44 Arkansas 8-Year-Olds Have Autism Spectrum Disorder
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA newly released report shows the number of 8-year-old Arkansas children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is significantly higher than data released two years ago by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The new Arkansas numbers are from 2018,…
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UA Little Rock Among First in Nation to Offer Cybersecurity Teaching Program
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $750,000 grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (located within the National Security Agency) and will be one of the first universities in the country to offer…