Arkansas Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell said Monday that more problems have been discovered at an eastern Arkansas school district in the weeks since he fired the district's superintendent and dissolved its school board.

The Arkansas State Board of Education is set to consider a slew of charter school-related items.

His first official day on the job, new Pulaski County Special School District Superintendent, Dr. Jerry Guess, sets his first priority as getting new schools ready for the first day of class.

A state legislative audit committee voted unanimously to dissolve the PCSSD board Friday, after lawmakers found what they call troubling spending practices. Parents say the are looking forward to new leadership in the district.

Arkansas education officials say four high schools with academic-achievement problems will get federal grants ranging from $1.5 million to $2 million in an effort to help them boost student performance.

In a special meeting Wednesday night, the Pulaski County Special School District approved a fiscal distress plan to present to the Arkansas Board of Education.

The Little Rock School Board voted to approve a 1.5% pay increase for employees Thursday night, retroactive to the beginning of the school year.

The North Little Rock School District has wrapped up a series of community meetings to talk about its strategic facilities plan.

The Pulaski County Special School District's attorney says a judge could be close to declaring the district unitary which would cut millions in desegregation funding.

Thursday night, the Little Rock School Board elected a new president, and the president of the teacher’s union is angry with its choice.

Good news for the Pulaski County Special School District: the Arkansas Department of Education says the district isn't technically in academic or fiscal distress. But that doesn't mean the state board won't take action.

Arkansas students rank #1 in the United States for increased qualifying scores on math, science and English Advanced Placement tests between 2009 and 2010.

Two Little Rock School Board members proved they aren't going away quietly. Both made their marks at their last board meeting; one tried to get the board to reverse its decision to not renew the superintendent's contract.

One day after winning seats on the Pulaski County Special School Board and the newest members are already busy brainstorming ways to turn the district around.

Schools in Jacksonville will stay in the Pulaski County Special School District, PCSSD, for now. A decision made by the PCSSD at Tuesday’s meeting tabled any discussion on moving forward with a district split.

Elementary school students will have a short school day starting Monday, September 13th, but will have to wait longer for the bus to take them home from school.  |   PCSSD Bell Schedule (189.5KB)

Lawmakers are holding off on recommending the amount of per-student money Arkansas schools should receive from the state.

The Arkansas House and Senate Education Committee has approved an increase in per student funding.

The Little Rock School Board passed tougher restrictions for students caught in class with a cell phone.

The Pulaski County Special School district is working to come up with new start and stop times for elementary schools. This comes after an agreement between the district and teachers suing it over the new schedule put in place this year.

After complaints from parents about the bell schedule PCSSD is rethinking it. Parents say the new schedule is not providing more instructional time as promised but it is costing more taxpayers more money.

It's back to school across Arkansas for 450,000 public school students. Middle and high school students in the Pulaski County Special School District had to show up a little earlier to beat the tardy bell.

Teachers in the Pulaski County Special School District say they're sticking with their current union and their current contract. They voted against a measure that would have put a new set off personnel policies in place.

The Pulaski County Special School District school board approved the final Personnel Policies Committee proposal. The vote was 4-2.

Employees with the Little Rock regional office of Market Strategies International donated over $1000 in supplies which will be distributed evenly several school districts.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the award of 12 charter school grants, totaling $136 million to state education agencies in Arkansas, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Texas to increase public school options in those states.

The Pulaski County Special School District announced changes to start times for schools. Elementary schools will start at 8:30 instead of 7:30.

Parents are concerned the new PCSSD bell schedule will leave kids in the early morning dark waiting on the bus. Teachers have filed an injunction to protect them.

Teachers and staff at the new Dr. Don R. Roberts Elementary School begin their first contract day August 6. This is Little Rock's first new school in 30 years.

The Little Rock School Board election is still two months away, but one candidate already won. No one filed to run against Greg Adams for the Zone 4 seat held by Baker Kurrus.

Registration for the Pulaski County Special School District kicked off Monday. Before kids actually head back to class there are a few things parents need to know. On the list, a longer school day for elementary students.

Thanks to a new computer program, all students in the Pulaski County Special School District, PCSSD, will need to register at the school they will be attending this upcoming week.

Little Rock's school superintendent is out of a job at the end of this coming school year. The Little Rock School Board voted not to extend Dr. Linda Watson's contract.

The calendar may say mid July but for some students that means the first day of school and a first in Little Rock, the only all boys public school in Pulaski County.

Close to 600 parents, teachers and students are demanding four Pulaski County Special School District board members to resign immediately.

The Little Rock School District plans to open its first brand new school in more than 30 years this fall and FOX16 got a sneak peek at the brand new school.

Scores on standardized tests taken by Arkansas students show some improvement in math but a decline in biology.

Tuesday, Governor Mike Bebee will help dedicate eSTEM's new building, the old Federal Reserve Building, in downtown Little Rock.

There is a new round in the fight between the Pulaski County Special School District and the teacher's union.

Several days and extended times have been scheduled to make registering easier for parents and guardians. Registration is the week of July 26, 2010 at the school the student will attend.