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Wednesday is the final day to submit public comments on rules governing transformation contracts between struggling Arkansas school districts and a third party, like a charter management organization.
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The suit says Arkansas' ban on gender-neutral driver's licenses and state IDs causes harm and was rolled out improperly.
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Eric E. Harrison joins LRPR's All Things Considered to share upcoming arts and culture events on today's Weekend Entertainment Roundup.
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Thursday, a second attempt was made to fund the department after ongoing controversy about the directors salary.
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A network of educators new and old in Pine Bluff, Arkansas see a bright future. What they’re doing to make it a reality.
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The exhibition explores the complicated history of how race is taught in Arkansas schools.
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Studies show that youth violence significantly impedes student achievement. This is how Pine Bluff wrestles with the 'trauma in the room.'
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U.S. District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky ruled schools can teach critical race theory as long as they don’t force ideologies on students.
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With an emphasis on Black teachers, the 7-school charter network is pushing to rejuvenate Arkansas’ once highly-educated Black metropolis.
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Attorney General Tim Griffin joins five other states and a high school basketball player as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
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The nation’s fastest-shrinking city, and among its least safe, hopes an education turnaround will help spark a revival in central Arkansas.
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Sandy has built her career as the tough-minded, no-nonsense lead inspector for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, but will she open her heart to Wayne before the chance for love passes them both by?
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