Public Schools

Food banks and schools in Arkansas are facing a potentially difficult situation after the United States Department of Agriculture cancelled nearly $1 billion in programs.

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.

On today's show, we hear more about a new campus for Fayetteville's Ramay Junior High. Also, the idea behind the new show on PBS, “City of Songs.” Plus, how fire and glass combine to make art.

The school district in Arkansas’ largest city is asking for help to pay off school lunch debt. At a press conference this week, Little Rock School District Superintendent Jermall Wright said the district's nutrition department has few resources to bridge the gap between school budgets and unpaid student lunch debt.

The law requires a sign listing the biblical rules be hung in all public buildings, as well as all school classrooms, in Arkansas.

A new study shows that microplastics are harming freshwater streams. On today's show, we'll hear more about that study and what individuals can do to help. Also, a new law in Arkansas mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms. However, some Christian leaders oppose this measure. Plus, the annual Artosphere Festival returns, and we'll learn what's new.

A copy of the Ten Commandments must be on display in every state-owned building, as well as every public school and college classroom in Arkansas.

Michael Tilley with Talk Business & Politics joins Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from this past week.

Under a bill making its way through the state legislature, all public schools in Arkansas would be required to display a copy of the Ten Commandments. Senate Bill 433 would require a Ten Commandments display in all state and local government buildings, including public schools and universities.

An effort to require Arkansas schools to survey students on mental health and substance abuse failed in the state legislature yesterday. House Bill 1755, by Democratic state Rep. Tara Shephard, would have required all schools to participate in the annual Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment Survey.