Arkansas schools

On today's show, a new initiative is being introduced in K-12 schools across Arkansas. Also, working to make Arkansas-Asian business connections stronger. Plus, Fayetteville-based Gar Hole Records is staging another two-night concert event.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is making one of the pillars of her education policy school choice. Details of that plan have been sparse so far, and terms like “parental choice,” “school vouchers,” and “educational savings account” may leave people more confused than informed.

Kayla Corcoran, History and Social Sciences Academic Chair and Faculty at Thaden School, was awarded a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program award. We asked her about the courses she's developed and taught dealing with immigration, conflict and global trade.

Escalating gun violence on U.S. public school campuses is prompting districts in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley this fall to hire more police-affiliated School Resource Officers —SROs for short. Springdale Schools are nearly doubling school campus security forces, with Fayetteville Public Schools aiming to have armed security on all sixteen school campuses. The Arkansas School Safety Grant Program is providing funding to applicant districts to expand law enforcement.

As the fall semester begins in Arkansas, state and national health professionals are urging parents, students and schools to take precautions to prevent outbreaks of COVID-19.

The Arkansas Educators Association published a survey of the state's teachers that reveals concerns with covid-19 protocols and student learning loss…

Last week the the Paris Arkansas school board approved $1,500 bonus checks for all employees who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 1. The…

Arkansas continues to struggle to get enough certified teachers in classrooms, especially in poor and rural districts. A new report from The New Teachers…