Arkansas Education

The abrupt revocation of a job offer to the University of Arkansas’ incoming law school dean prompted a student-led protest on the Fayetteville campus Tuesday and calls for the school to adopt a policy to prevent undue influence on personnel decisions.

The University of Arkansas abruptly revoked its offer to the incoming dean of its law school after key Republicans complained about her background and legal position on protections for transgender athletes.

Parents and officials in the North Little Rock School District are at odds over a controversial plan to shield certain books from students.

The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville has identified more than 100 scholarships to be modified to comply with laws related to race and diversity

Steven Helmick was named Tuesday as Little Rock School District Superintendent Jermall Wright’s pick to lead the new Pinnacle View High School, opening in fall 2027.

The Little Rock School District is urging residents to donate food and other non-perishable items to be distributed to families in need.

The decision came around the same time North Little Rock School District administrators ordered dozens of LGBTQ+ books hidden from students

The Arkansas Department of Education accepted most of a task force’s recommendations to sustain the state’s financial assistance program for low-income families to access child care.

The federally-funded $28 million plan would forgo the need to ask the state Legislature for financial help, child care providers said

The installation of Ten Commandments posters on the University of Arkansas’ Fayetteville campus has led to the revocation of scholarships and discussions about the constitutionality of the displays.