Fayetteville Public Schools

Last November, the Fayetteville School Board voted to accept a $1.86 million dollar cash offer from the Potter's House to buy the former Jefferson Elementary school campus, located in the heart of south Fayetteville's African-American district. The deal is expected to close in the coming months. The board considered eight prospects, including the nonprofit NWA Black Heritage which offered $1 dollar to acquire the property to anchor its planned Black Cultural Corridor.

Scott Berna, a candidate for city council in Fayetteville, offered to pay high school students to work a campaign event. Berna reached out to Brad Stamps, boys basketball head coach at Fayetteville High School, offering to make a contribution to their team. We spoke to the candidate, the Arkansas Ethics Commission, as well as the school district for our reporting.

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.

On Thursday, July 29, Governor Asa Hutchinson called a special legislative session to reevaluate Act 1002, which at this time prohibits local school…

Student performances, from band to theater, have been at a standstill for more than a year. Tomorrow night ten actors at Fayetteville High School will…

The Fayetteville School District continues to plan for a most unusual start to the school year. The district has had to alter plans more than once. Public…

On July 15th, the Fayetteville School District announced its reopening plan, which included two days of in-person instruction and three days of virtual…

The pandemic has changed nearly everything, including back-to-school shopping for students, parents and teachers, so stores like Walmart are trying to…

The Fayetteville School District is asking voters to approve a bond restructuring that would go toward maintenance and construction projects. The approval…

The Fayetteville Public Schools Child Nutrition Department is joining the city’s effort to reduce the environmental impact of food service by eliminating…