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Scholarship Law Act 456 Has Roots In Independence County
In the spring of 2018 a local organization, the Independence County Public Education Foundation, made up of local educators, private citizens and business owners, met to make sure Independence County students would have a financial opportunity to seek higher education.
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Batesville Area Chamber and ForwARd Arkansas celebrate new law using excess state lottery funds for scholarships
On Friday, leaders from the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and ForwARd Arkansas gathered in Independence County to celebrate their success in championing a new law, Act 456, the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship.
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Proceeds to Fund Scholarships While Students Are Still In High School
Act 456, the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship was championed by ForwARd Arkansas and Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, inspired by “Independence Promise”
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Pea Ridge Approach to Personalized Learning Drives Student Outcomes, School Culture
In a shift away from the “one size fits all” approach that has characterized public education in Arkansas for decades, Pea Ridge School District is driving student achievement and school culture.
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Cory Biggs
Associate Director
Thank you to the State Senators who supported the Early Childhood Education Workforce Quality Incentive Act during the 2019 legislative session. We are encouraged by the enthusiasm for this idea to be enacted into law in the future.
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Susan Harriman
Executive Director
ForwARd Arkansas is proud to welcome four new members to its Board of Directors.
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