Rose Ann Pearce
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Plans Outlined For Moving Freshmen To High School
Similar plan developed for transition of 7th grade Fayetteville students
A series of meetings with teachers and parents will begin later this year as work begins to move freshmen to Fayetteville High School in 2015, according to a timetable laid out for the School Board on Thursday. Continue reading...
Schools Considered Tornado-Safe
Only Two Districts Have FEMA-Approved Shelters
School buildings generally are considered safer places to be in severe weather, officials say, but building a school strong enough to withstand 200-mph wind can add millions to a construction project. Continue reading...
Music, Education Come Together For Students
Fourth-, Fifth-Graders sing, play with Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra
Music and education came together Friday when 1,600 fourth- and fifth-graders played recorders alongside the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra in a program promoted by the renowned New York venue, Carnegie Hall. Continue reading...
'Charlie Brown,' Students Prepare For Book Sale
Charlie Brown is a celebrity around Vandergriff Elementary School since lending his name to a successful fundraising event for the Fayetteville Animal Shelter. Continue reading...
Greenland Approves $500 Pay Hike For Teachers
Support personnel will receive 1.5 percent pay increase
More than 80 teachers and administrators will see a $500 pay increase next school year. Continue reading...
Breakfast Celebrates Seniors' Year
The Class of 2013 at Fayetteville High School celebrated the end of the school year over scrambled eggs and bacon, and tonight, the same students will receive their diplomas, flip the tassels and begin to make their way in the world.
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Students Honor Former Classmate
Class raises $1,400 for Olivia’s Basket
Bekah Smith, a seventh-grader at Holt Middle School, fondly remembers the tea parties she used to have with her friend, Olivia Ray. Continue reading...
Lincoln Sets Plan for Seeking New Superintendent
District Wants New Boss On Board By July 1
The Lincoln School Board plans to advertise nationally and statewide to find its next superintendent, hopefully by July 1. Continue reading...
Top Graduates Look Ahead
Seniors Reflect On Education, Future
Caitlyn Denison of Huntsville High School, Tony Li of Fayetteville High School and Adam Mendoca of Haas Hall Academy were named to NWA Media’s All-Academic Team 2013 based on nominations from school officials. Continue reading...
Lincoln Superintendent Resigns
Clay Hendrix has resigned his position as Lincoln school superintendent, effective at the end of the school year. Continue reading...
Latest photos
Alex Wolf, 14, right, challenges his dad, Patrick Wolf, a University of Arkansas professor in education reform, to a game of chess...
Raphael Sein Tin Nyunt reminisces Tuesday about his time as a student at the University of Arkansas. Tin Nyunt recently returned t...
Tracy Hoskins, a member of the Fayetteville Planning Commission, listens Thursday to discussion about plans for the first phase of...
