Education

Gov. Sarah Sanders is promoting a program designed to help high school students in Arkansas develop plans for their futures. The governor says the rootEd Arkansas program is an example of the state’s education investment.

On today's show, we learn that a city’s art is more than just a conversation piece— it's a source of pride and a lure to attract people to visit. Also, why the Dover Quartet loves to travel to northwest Arkansas. Plus, headlines from the River Valley with Michael Tilley.

Fayetteville Public Schools will undergo a shakeup in the coming years, including the construction of a new junior high campus. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis has more.

The Clinton School of Public Service has launched a new consulting center to help Arkansas nonprofits measure their social impact.

The Clinton School for Public Service is extending its work beyond the classroom. On today's show, we hear how the school works with public service groups and nonprofits. We also investigate what service community health workers can provide. Plus, what can AI do that's a service to all of us?

On the last Tuesday of April, dozens of high school students from Arkansas visited Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. This was the first time that students from the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Arkansas School for the Deaf participated in a field trip to the museum.

We hear from ONSC executive director Rose Brown about their upcoming Spring fundraiser and annual summer camps.

Matt Holden, a biology teacher at Fayetteville High School, will embark on two expeditions this summer: one to the Pacific Ocean and another to Kenya. He has been chosen as a 2025 Science Communication Fellow by the Ocean Exploration Trust. Yesterday, he discussed the upcoming trips and the fellowship with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

Matt Holden’s “what I did this summer” essay for 2025 should be interesting. On today's show, we hear that the Fayetteville teacher’s summer will include trips into the Pacific Ocean and to Africa. This summer also means the inaugural Ozark Music Festival all around northwest Arkansas, so we'll provide a glimpse of what's to come. Also, the city of Fayetteville named this year's Amazing Tree, but what makes it so special?

Last year, students in the Mena School District took part in a No-Code Hackathon, using the AI-driven platform Nyx No-Code to create promotional materials for the new mountain bike trail system, Trails at Mena, without coding. Karen Kilroy, a software engineer and founder of Nyx No-Code, recently discussed the Hackathon's outcome and future plans with Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis.