- April 5, 2019
- ForwARd News
- Independence County
Act 456, the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship was championed by ForwARd Arkansas and Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce
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New Law Uses Excess Lottery Proceeds to Fund Scholarships to Encourage High School Students to Earn College Credit
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20 Years Later: Let’s Look Anew at School Funding
- March 17, 2019
- ForwARd News
- Crossett
More than two decades ago, a small school district in the Arkansas Delta filed litigation alleging that the state of Arkansas had failed to provide an "adequate" education system.
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Crossett Superintendent Named Ambassador of the Year
- January 26, 2019
- ForwARd News
- Crossett
Congratulations to Gary Williams, Superintendent of the Crossett School District, for being presented the Ambassador of the Year Award at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet Thursday evening.
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Eighth Grade Robotics Team Bring Home Three Trophies
- January 26, 2019
- Employability
- Crossett
Only Michael Atchison and Jeffrey (JC) Chenos of the 8th grade robotics team were able to attend the UALR Middle School VRC Robotics Tournament held Jan. 19, 2018.
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PREP-ing Students for their Future
- 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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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.
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