Education

The Monarch Flight Festival in Springdale features family activities, a parade and a butterfly release while highlighting the importance of monarchs and native plants.

TEDxFayetteville is back Oct. 4 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Ten speakers will share stories on space design, journalism, youth sports, healthcare, and more.

The Teen Action and Support Center’s event connects teens with trade schools, certifications and career options beyond college.

This school year, a surge of families applied for Arkansas’ Education Freedom Accounts, the school voucher program that is a part of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ LEARNS Act. Little Rock Public Radio's Josie Lenora has more on a banner year for the controversial program.

On today's show, we hear about the Marshall Islands national soccer team's first international matches. We also get an update on LEARNS Act Educational Freedom Accounts. Plus, we hear more from a conversation between Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore and street artist Leon Keer.

Rogers Public Schools received a donated fire truck for its diesel program, giving students hands-on training. Educators discuss career and technical education growth, industry partnerships, and real-world skill-building for students.

School is back in session next week, and for some Rogers students, there is a substantial new addition: a donated fire truck. Plus, another entry in the Adventure Arkansas Series tackles the state's largest trail. Also, a look back at a Lego competition.

In 2014, Ozarks at Large visited Camp Invention, where kids built futuristic vehicles under the guidance of the co-inventor of the plasma screen. Take a trip to the Ozarks at Large Archives with former reporter Sara Burningham.

Central Arkansas students with disabilities have a brand-new school available to them. Easterseals Arkansas celebrated the opening of its new academy campus in west Little Rock on Monday.

For the first time, more college students will take online courses over completely in-person classes.