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Questions Attend an All-Male Charter School in Arkansasnew
Jackie Y. Jackson, the originator of the all-boy charter school that got the OK to open its doors in July from the board of the state Department of Education two weeks ago, doesn't believe the restrictions placed by the board on the school are legal.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
12-31-2009 |
Education
Arkansas Schools Continue Drug Testingnew
Clarksville High School will spend $7,000 this year on random drug tests of students. The school is one of more than 100 in Arkansas that administers such tests. But do they work?
Arkansas Times |
Gerard Matthews |
10-17-2008 |
Education
Wal-Mart Money Pushes Conservative Education Ideas in Arkansasnew
For good or for ill, it's safe to say that the educational landscape in Arkansas would be drastically different today if Sam Walton hadn't been born in Bentonville.
Arkansas Times |
Jennifer Barnett Reed |
04-11-2008 |
Education
Little Rock Faces a Charter School Invasionnew
A record six charter schools want to open in the city, but failures around the state cast a shadow.
Arkansas Times |
Jennifer Barnett Reed |
10-26-2007 |
Education
The Missing Linknew
A scientist discovers that evolution is missing from Arkansas classrooms.
Arkansas Times |
Jason R. Wiles |
03-23-2006 |
Education
Small School of Public Service Has Large Visionnew
The University of Arkansas's Clinton School of Public Service, located in a renovated Little Rock railway station, will be the only school in the United States to offer a graduate degree in public service.
Arkansas Times |
Jennifer Barnett Reed |
11-12-2004 |
Education