My Letter to the State Board of Education
Ladies and Gentleman of the Board, The fate of Quest Middle School of West Little Rock is now in your…
Read MoreWhy Quest Middle School of West Little Rock?
On November 14th, the Arkansas Department of Education Charter Authorizing Panel, chaired by Commissioner Dr. Tom Kimbrell, and consisting of…
Read MoreThree West Little Rock Zip Codes Account for 23% of Property Tax School Revenue in Pulaski County
Click here to view Pulaski County Personal and Real Property Tax revenue by Zip Code, including the amount distributed to the county’s…
Read MoreLRSD Lawyer Logic: One Race, One Economic Level Schools Okay for One Race, One Economic Level
At his final Little Rock School Board meeting, Zone 2’s Dr. Michael Nellums challenged Dr. Suggs’ proposal to convert Forest…
Read MoreLittle Rock School District: Withdraw Your Request for Appeal
The following was sent to Members of the Little Rock School Board and copied to Superintendent Dr. Dexter Suggs on…
Read MoreLRSD Attorney Seeks State Board Appeal of Unanimous Approval of Quest Middle School of WLR
The following and attached is the request by Little Rock School District Attorney Chris Heller, seeking appeal before the Arkansas…
Read MoreA Commentary on the Pulaski County Desegregation Litigation Case
Posted By Michele Linch, PhD I am sad. I am sad for children raised in Pulaski County over the past 25…
Read MoreArkansas Teacher of the Year: Jonathan Crossley
By Kathy Smith, senior program officer at the Walton Family Foundation, responsible for the Arkansas K-12 education reform initiative that promotes…
Read MoreStatement to Charter Authorizing Panel Supporting Application of Quest Middle School of West Little Rock
Statement of Gary Newton to Arkansas Department of Education Charter School Authorizing PanelNovember 14, 2013 Thank you, Dr. Strickland. Good…
Read MoreCitizen Comments to Little Rock School Board Regarding Open Enrollment Charter Application of Quest Middle School of West Little Rock
October 24, 2013, 5:30 pm Good evening. Members of the Board and Dr. Suggs, my name is Gary Newton, a…
Read MoreTranscript of All LRSD Board Discussion on Charter Application of Quest Middle School of West Little Rock
Thursday, October 24, 2013, 5:30 pm Following presentations by Little Rock School District Attorney Chris Heller and Associate Superintendent Dennis…
Read MoreEverything New is Old Again
The politics of the past seemed to return to the Little Rock School Board Thursday (October 24th) night, exemplified by…
Read MoreWhy Arkansas Learns?
Just over a year ago, on August 1, 2012, we launched Arkansas Learns, the private sector alliance of parents, employers…
Read MoreMiddle School Improvement Initiative Return on Investment
In his last full meeting as a member of the Little Rock School Board, Dr. Michael Nellums (Zone 2) asked…
Read MoreStudents Missing from LREA/AEA/NEA Priorities
Want to know the priorities of the Little Rock/Arkansas/National Education Associations (LREA/AEA/NEA)? Read their Little Rock School Board Candidate Questionnaire…
Read MoreArkansas State Chamber Adopts Resolution Supporting Common Core State Standards
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas Executive Committee today (August 21, 2013) adopted a resolution supporting the Common Core…
Read MoreState, Public School Employees: Same Insurance Plan, Vastly Different Out-of-Pocket
This morning (August 21, 2013), Andy Davis reported in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that ‘Public-school teachers face insurance rise, Plan costlier by 50% OK’d.’…
Read MoreSupport Quest Middle School of West Little Rock
To strengthen our application to the Arkansas Department of Education to create the Quest Middle School of West Little Rock,…
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