Arkadelphia GT teacher earns Parsons-Burnett Grant
Anna-Mae Wyatt of Arkadelphia has been named a recipient of the Parsons-Burnett Grant
Tag: Education
Oliva’s accelerated mindset: More 18-year-olds with degrees
Secretary of Education Dr. Jacob Oliva wants more Arkansas high school seniors graduating with two-year associate’s degrees. Some could even leave high school as four-year college graduates.
Arkansas Advocate: State panel OKs proposal aimed at assisting newly formed smaller school districts
Arkansas lawmakers this week gave initial approval to a measure aimed at assisting several newly formed smaller school districts, and rejected an effort to increase funding for an early childhood education program
Commentary: Arkansas needs balanced strategy to address educator concerns about AI
While AI can offer transformative support for students who need it, it also risks eroding the foundational skills we are trying to help them acquire
Why should voters care about school board elections?
School board members serve as the board of directors for local public schools, which in many cases are a town’s largest employer and the heart of the community
Stateline: New student loan rule could dissuade people from advanced nursing degrees
To comply with the new law, the U.S. Department of Education recently issued a draft rule that would impose limits on how much graduate students can borrow — up to $20,500 per year and $100,000 in total for most students, but up to $50,000 a year and $200,000 in total for students in a new “professional” category. The category includes people studying to be medical doctors, dentists, veterinarians, pharmacists and lawyers.
Stateline: 4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects
Many rural K-12 schools struggle to find teachers, finding the four-day week as a useful recruiting tool that aims to curb student absences, which tend to spike on Mondays and Fridays