The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a nearly $150,000 grant from the National Security Agency to hold a year’s worth of free cybersecurity educational events for junior high and high school students in Arkansas.
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Thanks to a $750,000 grant awarded earlier this month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will be one of the first institutions in the country to offer graduate certificates in cybersecurity education to high school teachers.
Strategies laid out to boost state s growth opportunities
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Last week, an organization that promotes economic development called on Arkansas policymakers and business leaders to aggressively pursue a culture shift in how the state recruits and invests in growth opportunities.
Heartland Forward, a Bentonville think tank, delivered a 77-page economic development report Wednesday to a task force of business and community leaders that Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed to help protect businesses and promote public health during the pandemic.
Heartland s strategy outlines specific recommendations for six focus areas that can spark the state s post-pandemic economic recovery: