- November 30, 2018
- Employability
- Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge School District doing its part to address workforce needs of Fortune 500 companies in Northwest Arkansas
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- PREP-ing Students for their Future
- Serve Students: Rethink Rural Education
- November 24, 2018
- ForwARd News
- Lee County
Last week, education officials, academic scholars and education advocates convened in Little Rock for the Southern Education Foundation's 2018 Issues Forum.
Read more - Real-world Experiences Open a World of Opportunity for Students
- November 21, 2018
- Employability
- Independence County
In the Little Rock School District, educators are bringing lessons to life through project-based learning.
Read more - Connecting the Dots
- November 7, 2018
- ForwARd News
- Springdale
Walton Family Foundation's Kathy Smith discusses ForwARd Arkansas' role in enhancing opportunities for students.
Read more - At-risk kids swell Arkansas truancy rate
- October 21, 2018
- Employability
- Crossett
Thousands of Arkansas children skip too much school to make academic progress each year, according to recent federal data. At-risk youths struggle more with attendance, experts say -- especially children in foster care and those sent to juvenile court for truancy.
Read more - To learn, change
As state leaders and school leaders across Arkansas strive to make improvements to the quality of education we are delivering to our students in PK-12, there is one persistent challenge that we have yet to overcome.
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