Twenty schools from Northwest Arkansas and Delta regions of the state have been selected by Forward Arkansas to participate in the first LeARner Collective cohort, giving teams of teachers, principals and other school employees an opportunity to develop solutions to specific needs and challenges.
"We re a little bit larger this year. Last year, we had about 3,000-3,600 people; this year, we re expecting to have about 5,000 people," says Anthony Ball, vice president of Music Moves. The nonprofit hosts the third annual Freedom Festival Saturday in Springdale.
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock, hosts its 14th Juneteenth celebration, "Juneteenth in Da Rock," starting with the Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony, 10:30 a.m. today.
Supporters of the small and academically struggling Marvell-Elaine School District in Phillips County have proposed that the district be made an innovation district and not annexed into another district or operated by a third party such as a charter school.