Arkansas Education

The vote came after several members of the public gave testimony supporting the plan, all while a lawsuit aims to block the merger.

Applicants to the Patrick Leahy Farm to School grant program received an email from the USDA Monday informing them no applications would be reviewed for the 2025 fiscal year.

The university has an opening celebration planned for March 31, 2025.

The complaint seeks an injunction against further construction of the new campus.

Legislation that would overhaul the state’s higher education system awaits the governor’s signature following the approval of identical bills by the Arkansas Legislature on Monday.

Arkansas lawmakers on Monday advanced legislation that would overhaul the state’s higher education system.

At a meeting of the Legislative Black Caucus Monday, former State Sen. Linda Chesterfield offered notes on the positives and pitfalls of the sweeping higher education bill.

The proposal passed both legislative chambers almost two years after stalling in a Senate committee.

Bills to ban phones in schools, boost maternal health and impose new restrictions on the ballot initiative process all gained final legislative approval Tuesday.

The legislation, called Arkansas ACCESS, intends to reform “acceleration, common sense, cost, eligibility, scholarships, and standardization” in higher education policy.