Newsroom

Local and State News

• Arkansas sees rise in failing schools
• State to widen struggling-school labels
• What a concept
• 3 LR charter schools get tax-exempt status
• Director appointed for new school center
• Grant's funds go to school center
• 814 pupils accepted to eStem
• Students getting better test scores
• Good report card
• Charter for excellence
• Charter schools in LR get OK from agency
• Change is coming to public schools
• The war on quality
• The promise keeper
• Arkansas expert says merit pay worthy idea
• Discrepencies Make Ranking More Difficult
• May her tribe increase!
• Students' test scores up; black-white gap shrinks
• The sound of competition
• Surprise, y'all!
• Southern students post AP test gains
• Arkansas tests among most difficult
• State free of court in Lake View case
• Pair of charter schools in Arkansas honored
• It's about time
• Committee OKs 1-school-test contract
• City gushing over scholarships
• Merit pay works
• We're 29!  We're 29!
• Keep your nasty money!               

National News

• For putting children first Obama gets an A
• Lawmakers look at teacher bonuses
• 'Proficiency' on State Tests, NAEP Often a Mismatch, Study Confirms
• States' educational standards vary widely, study shows
• Bring on the bonus checks
• Give Top Teachers a Bonus
• Creating a student
• Asian nations move to head of class
• States Giving Performance Pay by Doling Out Bonuses
• Spellings Announces Alternative For Measuring State Progress