Brenda Bernet
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Alpena cutting size of faculty
Financial woes noted by state
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Alpena School District in Boone County plans to eliminate more than $200,000 from its budget for the 2012-13 school year by cutting two full-time teachers and reducing four teaching positions to part time, the superintendent said. Continue reading...
U.S. 412 bypass has Huntsville ready to expand
Dozens of landowners have submitted petitions to voluntarily annex into Huntsville after a push to expand the Madison County city of about 2,350 residents, Mayor Kevin Hatfield said. Continue reading...
Incumbents valued in 2 sheriff contests
Races in Scott, Johnson counties
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Incumbent Democratic sheriffs in Johnson and Scott counties have won in Tuesday’s primary, according to unofficial election results. Continue reading...
English learners on the rise
UA, JBU grants help teachers to get special training
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — In three years, Springdale School District’s population of students learning English grew nearly 20 percent, with the district now enrolling close to 8,300 students who among them speak about 40 languages. Continue reading...
Hartford fights for schools by favors
State though calls district distressed
The Hartford School Board had a decision to make when enrollment in the small district in rural Sebastian County dipped below 350 students. Continue reading...
’01-05 secretary of education still backs ‘No Child’
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige still believes in the fundamentals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Continue reading...
Report: 4,300 Marshallese in state in ’10
U.S. tally triples; region sees 200% rise in islanders
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — The nation’s population of immigrants from the Marshall Islands tripled in size from 2000 to 2010, with one in five Marshallese residents living in Arkansas by 2010, according to a U.S. Census report released Tuesday. Continue reading...
Museum connects with children
Thousands of students from three states take in Crystal Bridges
BENTONVILLE — A painting of two black children riding bicycles through a neighborhood struck Sergio Jaquez, 16, during a recent field trip to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Continue reading...
Changes near for assessments
Educators hear panel’s views
SPRINGDALE — Panels of nationwide experts are developing exams to replace the state Benchmark and End-of-Course exams in three years, but the process takes time, a state education official told a group of about 340 educators Wednesday in Springdale. Continue reading...
Harrison math class goes afield to count
Common Core replacing current method
Tammy Reynolds’ sixthgraders headed out to a field behind Harrison Middle School this week, armed with measuring tapes and yardsticks. Continue reading...
