 | Kindergarten Girl Left on Benton School Bus Walks to School
She missed her stop, the bus driver finished his route, parked and left. Mom says if it hadn't have been for someone that called police she doesn't know what would have happened. 
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 | Weather Cancels Cotton Town Hall at OBU in Arkadelphia
Fourth District Congressman hopes to reschedule event soon.
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 | PCSSD Student-run Restaurant is "Simply Delicious"
North Pulaski High School students cooking things up in the Culinary Arts program.
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 | Pulaski Co. Special School District & LR School District Open at Regular Time
Students report to campus on normal schedules.
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| Rural Arkansas Communities Get Helping Hand to Build Economic, Educational Opportunities
State’s largest rural advocacy organization moves the needle in small towns.
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 | Northwest Arkansas Students Fight Bullies with Creativity
Urge their fellow students to "Pick Up Not Pick On," in video presentation.
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 | Finalists named for Little Rock Superintendent
The Little Rock School District has named four finalists for its open superintendent spot.
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 | Bill to Lower Lottery Scholarship Amounts Clears House
The Arkansas House of Representatives has moved to lower the amount of college lottery scholarships for incoming freshmen.
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 | Arkansas House Passes Bill to Change Lottery Scholarship Award Amounts
The bill passed by a vote of 69-21.
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 | Police: Search for Gunman near Sylvan Hills Middle School
No children are on campus today but teachers are working there and have been placed in the gym on lockdown.
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 | High Marks for U of A in White House's New Online College Scorecard
The site's goal is to help families get most 'bang for their educational buck.'
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 | LISA Academy Demonstrates Best Practices to Other Schools
LISA Academy reached out to public school educators to show them its best practices on Friday.
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 | Singing Valentines Offered in LR School Fundraiser
Chenal Elementary School in Little Rock is taking advantage of the lovers holiday to raise some money.
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 | High School Students Urged to Consider Community College
According to a recent article in U.S. News and World Report, politicians and business leaders are asking high school students to look at community colleges to further their education.
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| NLRSD registration now open for 2013-2014 school year
Registration for the 2013-2014 school year in the North Little Rock School District is now open.
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 | UCA: Bear Facts Days Announced for Spring
Prospective students welcomed to campus February 16 and March 9.
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| El Dorado School District Eliminating Six Jobs
Cuts will save the district nearly 600-thousand-dollars.
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| NLR Teacher Honored at Sundance
North Little Rock drama teacher Carol Ann McAdams received the Sundance Film Festival’s Creative Coalition award for making a difference in the life of Joey Lauren Adams.
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 | LRSD Security Employee Arrested for Sexual Assault
A Little Rock School District safety and security employee was arrested Monday at Henderson Middle School and charged with sexual assault.
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 | Rants and Raves: Texas Teacher's Classroom Antic
Pours pencil shavings into the mouth of a sleeping student.
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 | Fayetteville School District Chef Provides Lessons in Healthier Eating
He works with a local farm project that also offers families fresh produce to help change what they put on the dinner table.
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 | Parent Accuses Farmington High School Coach of Inappropriate Behavior
Mom tells school officials the fully-clothed man was soaking in a tub when he called her daughter into the room and asked her to turn off the water.
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 | Teen Lobbies Lawmakers to Change Proposed Dyslexia Bill
A teenager urges legislators to broaden screenings for learning disabilities in a proposed education bill.
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 | University of Arkansas System Prepare to Beef Up Online Degree Program
U of A System says explosion of not for profit schools will not demolish its Institution.
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| Local universities competing with growing online education programs
The University of Arkansas system says it recognizes the burst of online universities, their success, and convenience, so it's time to beef up the system.
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 | Lawmaker amends guns on campus bill ahead of vote
A state legislator pushing to allow faculty and staff with carry and conceal permits to bring weapons on campus changed his bill Monday giving universities more flexibility.
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| ADE Discusses Common Core and Charter Schools
The Arkansas State Board of Education is meeting for a work session to discuss Common Core state standards and upcoming charter school renewal process ahead of the board's meeting Monday morning.
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| Parents of Kids with Dyslexia Taking Fight to Capitol
Many say there are not enough resources in Arkansas schools, and children are being left behind.
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 | Arkansas Tech Hopes for Funding for Satellite Campus
Arkansas Tech University is hoping to extend its Career Center Cervices to students through a Clarksville satellite program.
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 | Stop the Violence Rally at NLR High West Campus
Event at 4:30 this afternoon honors Jasmine Young.
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 | Rogers: Heritage High Marching Band to Perform at Mardi Gras
Will be part of the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans.
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 | Elementary Teacher Raises Money so Class can Get Laptops
An elementary teacher in Little Rock was so determined to make sure his students each have a laptop computer that he was willing to spend the cash himself.
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| Hope High School Lockdown Scare Solved
The man a student spotted on campus turned out to be a workshop attendee who was trying to find the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope.
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 | Time-Out for Tech Brings Thousands of Potential Students to Russellville
High school students attend preview day, consider enrollment.
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 | Bogus Ads Alert for South Arkansas Community College
Officials with El Dorado school tell public to ignore solicitations for sports schedules.
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 | Crisis in Schools Class for Arkansas Educators and Law Enforcement
Class is in session, but today it was school officials and law enforcement sitting at the desk.
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| Pulaski Tech Tuition Jumping by 5.5%
New rates go into effect in Fall 2013.
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| Hope High School Locked down as Police Search for Man with Gun
Hope High School was put on lockdown for about an hour Tuesday morning due to a student’s report of a man with a gun on the campus.
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| School District in Union County Names New Superintendent
Michael White will lead Parkers Chapel schools.
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| Inside the Teenage Brain: Workshop for parents
Ever wonder why your child is so impulsive and emotional? Can’t figure out why they like to take risks and sleep in late?
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 | Rodgers selected to be new superintendent of NLRSD
The North Little Rock Board of Education unanimously voted for Kelly Rodgers to be the school district’s new superintendent in a special meeting Wednesday night.
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| PCSSD new student registration begins Jan 28th
New student registration for the Pulaski County Special School District is scheduled to take place from January 28 to February 8, 2013.
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| Second active shooter presentation for educators and church leaders
The co-founder of Last Resort Firearms will be holding another active shooter presentation in White Hall for those who were unable to attend the first one because of inclement weather.
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 | LRSD considers armed guards on school campuses
Armed guards could be on the way to Little Rock schools. Thursday night, school board members discussed the possibility of giving guards weapons.
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 | Man fleeing from police runs through Searcy school
A man fleeing from police after a traffic stop ran through the Southwest Middle School cafeteria prior to being captured.
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 | "I like big books and I cannot lie"
North Little Rock High School is promoting literacy in a "big" way.
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 | 30 Children Graduate from Camp
Sunday, children from Pulaski County graduated from Kiwanis Camp. They spent the past five weeks at camp, instead of their schools, to learn outside of the traditional classroom.
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 | Last Redfield Middle home basketball game as closure nears
Redfield Middle School played its last home basketball game Friday, after the White Hall school board decided to close the school for good.
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| Candidates named for NLRSD superintendent
The North Little Rock Board of Education voted unanimously to interview 5 candidates for the superintendent position.
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| Union approves LRSD contract
The certified members of the Little Rock Education Association approved a 3-year teacher language contract with the Little Rock School District.
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