3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (296+ words) On Wednesday night, at the first in a series of six community meetings, Little Rock Schools Superintendent Jermall Wright took pains to convey that the circumstances forcing the district to close and consolidate schools is neither a new problem nor…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (118+ words) Here’s your list of the smartest kids around Arkansas Times Every year, a list of National Merit Scholar semifinalists arrives in our inboxes, listing the names of Arkansas’ brightest high school seniors. These impressive young scholars made scores on the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (913+ words) How does LRSD shrink in order to grow? Enrollment is driving the financial problem. LRSD lost nearly 700 students last year and another 300 students at the beginning of this school year. Administrators said the district has already made substantial budget reductions…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (247+ words) The Little Rock Police Department once again used pepper spray to stop a fight and disperse a crowd of onlookers at Central High School on Friday, according to a statement Central High School Principal April Rike sent to parents. “We…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1029+ words) Army veteran Wesley Jackson remembers his confusion when co-workers told him two planes struck the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. After processing the news of the terrorist attacks, Jackson realized his days as a peacetime soldier were…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (522+ words) At a news conference on Friday, the Little Rock School District presented a proposal to close several schools, expand or relocate certain programs, and create new academic options designed to make LRSD more attractive to students and families. The Short-Term…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (305+ words) The Democrat-Gazette reports the Arkansas State Police have completed an internal investigation of a trooper who punched a Black teenager in the face during a traffic stop. The paper says the investigation determined the trooper failed to identify himself to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (457+ words) William “Bill” Walker Jr. says the reasons for his termination Monday as president of Arkansas Baptist College were never adequately explained to him, although he did relate that he strongly opposed the board’s move to put students in a downtown…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (203+ words) William “Bill” Walker Jr., president of Arkansas Baptist College, was terminated Monday, according to school officials. Gene McKissic, a member of the board, shed a bit more light on the termination but stopped short of a full explanation. Walker couldn’t…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (182+ words) Failed prison project shows the cost we pay for Sarah Sanders’ hubris Arkansas Times Word on the street is that the plan to build a 3,000-bed megaprison in rural Franklin County is dead. Sure, the governor impotently pushed back on…...