SB587 Passes Senate with Bipartisan Support, Partisan Opposition; Moves to House Committee
SB587, sponsored by Senator Eddie Joe Williams, aligning school elections with the general, passed the Senate today (Monday, March 18th),…
Read MoreSugar Data
Finally, tangible, data-driven evidence of action regarding a West Little Rock Middle School has emerged from the Little Rock School…
Read MoreUrgent Call to Action: SB587 Aligning School Elections with General to be Reconsidered by Senate on Monday
SB587, sponsored by Senator Eddie Joe Williams, aligning the school election with the general, failed by one vote in the…
Read MoreLittle Rock School Board Defers Elected Leadership to Retained Attorney
Last night (Wednesday, 3.13), I sent the following email: To: Norma Johnson, Michael Nellums, Leslie Fisken, Greg Adams, Jody Carreiro,…
Read MoreLittle Rock School District Middle School Survey: Complete Results
If you haven’t already, take the Little Rock School District Middle School Survey. Results will be updated until the end of…
Read MoreMiddle School: A Data Driven Decision
In advance of tomorrow night’s Little Rock School District Board Agenda Meeting (Thursday, 3.14, 5:00 pm), where facilities will be…
Read MoreLittle Rock Needs Intervention from Its Intervenors
I’m not a lawyer, though I actually did play one on TV. My three semester toe-in-the-water of evening law school…
Read MoreSurprise! Arkansas School Boards Association Opposes Democratizing School Elections
Nothing suppresses votes more than holding school elections NOT on election day. For that reason, Arkansas Learns strongly supports SB587, aligning school…
Read MoreLittle Rock School Board Boldly Ushers in New Generation of Leadership, Excellence
Last night (March 5th), the Little Rock School Board wisely reflected the community consensus and chose Dr. Dexter Suggs as its new…
Read MoreWith Uniting Leader, Little Rock Can Make History Again, This Time for Excellence
We believe that education is the civil rights issue of our time, with the future of our community inextricably linked…
Read MoreWhy No Middle School in West Little Rock? A Theory
Michael Long’s excellent post, Roberts Funding, regarding the bond issue which paid for the construction of Don Roberts Elementary, was prompted…
Read MorePublic School Conundrum
By Noelle Scuderi Having lived in Little Rock for only six years, with my oldest child aged seven, I am mostly…
Read MoreArkansas Learns Strongly Supports SB587 Aligning School Elections with General
On February 27th, Senator Eddie Joe Williams filed SB587 which aligns school elections with the general, the second Tuesday of each November. The bill…
Read MoreRoberts Funding
By Michael Long I became interested in the source of funding for Roberts Elementary after reading some prior exchanges that have been…
Read MoreKeepin’ Reform REAL
If the Internet, specifically email, has taught me anything, it’s that ALL CAPS don’t make anything truer; they just mean…
Read MorePublic Charters Compared to Traditional Schools
The Arkansas Education Association/National Education Association (AEA/NEA) is certainly entitled to its own opinions. However, it is not entitled to…
Read MoreA Dozen Lies and Damned Lies
The Arkansas Education Association/National Education Association (AEA/NEA), Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators (AAEA), Arkansas School Boards Association (ASBA) and their…
Read MoreEducation Among Arkansas State Chamber’s Key Indicators of State Business Competitiveness
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce has released its 2013 Competitiveness Redbook, featuring key indicators of Arkansas’s business climate. The book ranks Arkansas in…
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