| Ark. appoints new Greenland superintendent
A former school superintendent from Rogers will manage the Greenland School District, which was taken over by the state for its financial problems.
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| Hermitage schools placed on building distress list
The state began monitoring the Hermitage School District on Tuesday for health and safety problems with its buildings, the first time a school district has faced the potential of a takeover because of shortcomings with its facilities.
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 | First Day of School for eStem
Hundreds of students got up bright and early Monday for the first day of school. These students are the first to report to the new eStem Charter School in Downtown Little Rock. 
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It's back to school in less than a week for more than 800 Little Rock area students. The new eStem school is opening next Monday with an extended school day and an extended school year.
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| Ark. to take over troubled school district
The state Board of Education on Monday decided to take over the financially troubled Greenland School District rather than annex it to a neighboring district.
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 | Little Rock Police School Supply Drive
Students in Little Rock go back to school on August 18th and the Little Rock Police Department wants every student to have the gear they need to hit the books.
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| After School Study Results In
Parts of the state need more after school programs. That's just one of the findings released Monday in a Clinton School study.
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| Literacy scores listed for Ark. school districts
Literacy proficiency, listed by school district, for Arkansas students in grades 3-8, according to the state benchmark exams administered in April. The table shows school district and the percentage of students in each grade found proficient or advanced in literacy. The data was released Friday by the Arkansas Department of Education. Listings by school are available at http://www.arkansased.org/testing/test-scores.html
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| Ark. board approves new code of ethics for teachers
The state Board of Education approved a new code of ethics for Arkansas' 60,000 licensed teachers Monday, despite concerns from a teachers union that implementing the rules too quickly would create a "gotcha" mentality in schools.
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 | Ark. court says LR superintendent buyout constitutional
The Arkansas Supreme Court rules in favor of the Little Rock School District saying the school board's decision to pay former superintendent Roy Brooks over $600,000 in severance was constitutional.
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 | England Middle School Closing
In Lonoke County, when the doors close for summer at England Middle School, they will never open again.
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| Federal government examines Farmington School District
Federal education officials are investigating a complaint by a former teacher at Farmington School District over its English as a second language course.
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| Ark. court to review LR superintendent's firing, buyout
The Little Rock School Board's racially split vote last year to fire its superintendent and pay him $635,000 has prompted a review by Arkansas' highest court on whether such buyouts violate the state's constitution.
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| Curbing the High School Drop Out Rate
Hundreds of high schoolers are thinking about quitting class! A new report shows that the number of dropouts is on the rise.
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| Bryant School Resource Officer Program Being Evaluated
It’s budget time for school districts across the country and many need to make cuts.
The Bryant School District is no different and everything is on the table and that includes the school resource officer program.
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| New Middle School Survey Results Released
The Little Rock School District wants to find out if it makes sense to open a new middle school in west Little Rock. UALR just wrapped up a phone survey of the parents of fourth and fifth graders to find out what they think.
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| School Board Offers Watson Contract
Thursday night the Little Rock School Board voted 4-3 to offer Dr. Linda Watson a 3 year contract as school superintendent.
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| Parents Seek Help in Stopping School Violence
Parents of students in the Marvell-Elaine public school district are fed up with violence and other disruptions within the schools. They say the school board is ignoring their cries for help.
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 | List down to two candidates for Ark. Higher Ed director
One of the three finalists for the directorship of the state Higher Education Department has withdrawn from the competition.
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 | Bald Knob approves temporary tax to benefit school
Voters in Bald Knob have overwhelmingly approved a temporary sales tax to benefit the town's cash-strapped school.
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| Bald Knob voters to consider temporary tax for school
Voters in Bald Knob will decide Tuesday on a temporary sales tax that supporters say could save the local school district.
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 | New Beginning for Little Rock School Board
For the Little Rock School Board, it's the very first meeting since the heated run-off election earlier this month.
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 | Conway Schools Need to Trim Millions from Budget
The Conway Public School District has been over-spending by millions of dollars. While the district has not yet been classified as being in financial distress, if they continue on their path they could be taken over by the state.
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 | Daugherty Wins School Board Run-off Election
It’s Election Day again for the Little Rock School Board. Micheal Daugherty has won the school board elections.
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| LRSB Candidates Face Off at Candidate Forum
The heated run-off election for the Little Rock School Board seat continues. Wednesday night the two candidates fighting for the position faced off for the first time since the general election in a forum sponsored by the NAACP.
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 | School at Arkansas Children's Hospital Keeps Kids Learning
For most kids, school can be a chore. But for a special group of Arkansas kids, attending class makes them feel like normal kids.
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 | Walker Appeals Desegregation Decision
Civil-rights lawyer John Walker says he filed a brief in the Little Rock schools desegregation case Monday which is the deadline. Walker is appealing a judge's decision earlier this year that LRSD was free from court supervision.
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| LR School Board Approves Teacher Pay Raises
The Little Rock School Board approved the largest budget ever. It includes more money for teachers and pays out for two lawsuits against the district.
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| Arkansas schools contend with costs of unpaid lunches
In Arkansas, as in other states, public schools are contending with the extra expense of feeding school children who don't quality for the federal free-lunch program and whose parents don't send them to school with lunch money.
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 | AR Supreme Court orders Brooks Payments Stopped; Checks Already Cashed
The Arkansas Supreme Court steps into the Roy Brooks controversy, ordering the district to stop payment of his buyout. But the district says it's a day late and several dollars short.
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| Brooks leaves LRSD quietly, Watson moves into superintendent job
The Little Rock School District moves forward, officially ending the Roy Brooks era as superintendent.
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 | State Takes Over School
A new superintendent is in charge at the Bald Knob School District after the Arkansas Department of Education took control of it Wednesday. The reason? The district is about $2 million in debt.
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 | Bald Knob's Reaction to State Take Over
Getting out of the red will be no easy task. One of the keys to making that happen will be community involvement. And the people of Bald Knob are rallying as we speak.
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| Arkansas Takes Over Bald Knob School District
The Arkansas Department of Education has taken control of the Bald Knob School District.
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 | Few Voters Attend School Board Candidate Forum
There are four people competing for one spot on the Little Rock School Board, but only three showed up to a forum Tuesday night.
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 | Roy Brooks Receives $635,000 in Contract Buyout
Roy Brooks is leaving the Little Rock School District with $635,000 going with him from the school board.
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 | Bald Knob Has 30 Days to Save School District
It's the worst case the state has seen in any Arkansas school district in several years. Bald Knob schools are in financial crisis. And there is not much time to save them.
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 | Five File For LRSB Election
It might be the most controversial job in town but people still want a shot at sitting on the Little Rock School Board.
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 | Teachers Needed in Little Rock School District
Students and teachers in Little Rock are gearing up for the first day of school, which is later this month, but while some teachers are getting their classrooms ready, other classrooms are sitting empty. That's due to a teacher shortage. Fox16's Jennifer Akers has the details on what this means for your kids.
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 | Little Rock Educators Work to Close Achievement Gaps
Students in Little Rock public schools go back to class in less than a month and educators are teaming up with parents to make sure it's the most successful school year yet for every student, regardless of race.
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 | Dr. Linda Watson named interim superintendent
The Little Rock School Board named Linda Watson as the interim superintendent Tuesday night.
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 | LR School Board Desegregation Settlement
The Little Rock School Board voted to settle its desegregation, but the decision is controversial and didn't come before heated arguments on both sides.
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 | Little Rock School Board Controversy Continues
Taxpayers respond to the Little Rock School District, saying the buyout of Superintendent Roy Brooks contract is invalid and that a judge should rule against the school board.
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 | Bismarck School in Crisis
Bismarck schools are staring at bankruptcy and the possibility of state takeover.
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 | Katherine Mitchell Speaks Out
For the first time the Little Rock School Board president publicly responds to accusations she improperly received payments from the school district.
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 | Attorney for Little Rock School Board Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
The attorney for the Little Rock School Board calls the taxpayer lawsuit politically motivated.
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 | Little Rock School Board Pay Dispute
Some parents in the Little Rock School District are calling for an investigation into the school board president.
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 | Brooks Buyout Lawsuit
The Little Rock School Board is meeting a day after being sued again. This time by a group of parents who object to paying Superintendent Roy Brooks $500,000 as part of his buyout.
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 | Lawsuit Filed to Stop Severance Payment to Roy Brooks
A group of parents and taxpayers say allowing Dr. Roy Brooks to walk away with nearly a half a million dollars violates state
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