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Phenomenal women honored for Women’s History Month
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Women and their resiliency were celebrated March 17 at UAMS’ annual Women’s History Month observance. Held in the Fred Smith auditorium at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine Institute, the lunchtime event honored 29 employees nominated as “phenomenal women” by their peers.
UAMS employees and departments were asked to participate in the campus wide celebration by selecting a woman within their work area they considered phenomenal. The event included a showing of excerpts from t.... |
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HWOA announced scholarship applications for Hispanics
SPRINGDALE, AR- The Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas announces that the scholarship applications for 2011 are now available. HWOA offers scholarships in the amount of $500.00 each.
“Also, this year we will have scholarships from the Institute of Mexicans Abroad for up to $5,000 for students of Mexican origin who are in college and have a GPA of 3.0 or above. Men and women are eligible; there are different requirements for each scholarship,” said Margarita Solorzano Executive Direc.... |
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ARKANSAS: Higher education available to all
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Going to college can be the difference in a satisfying career of doing what you want to do and working at a job in order to pay the bills - that’s the message the Arkansas Department of Higher Education is delivering to high school students throughout the state during Say Go College Week slated February 14 to 20, an annual effort to raise awareness of the value and importance of post secondary education.
Students, teachers and administrators at nearly 300 high schools acro.... |
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Arkansas offers a successful alternative for your education
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Imagine being a police officer, a chef or a newspaper reporter who wants to be a classroom teacher, but can’t afford the time or
expense of going to college to get a four-year degree in education. For many people who are interested in exploring the career opportunities offered by teaching this is a real dilemma.
Recognizing the needs of these individuals coupled with the needs of Arkansas school districts to hire qualified, highly motivated and licensed educators, th.... |
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Parents can help keep bilingual child’s language skills over the summer
ROCKVILLE, MD -- Children from economically disadvantaged families are at great risk for falling behind in reading and language skills during the summer break from school.
A recent report, “Lasting Consequences of the Summer Learning Gap,” by The Johns Hopkins University professor Karl Alexander, PhD, indicates that for those ELL or ESL students from economically disadvantaged families, this summer may prove to be an even greater challenge.
This research shows that without continuous p.... |
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North Little Rock students learn Spanish
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR-- The North Little Rock School District got six new teachers and all of them are teaching the same subject, Spanish.
For the first time, the district will be teaching all elementary students a second language. After months of no Spanish class, Josefina Loya's fifth graders still know the words.
Pike View and Boone Park elementary schools piloted a Spanish class last year. Loya says her students exceeded her expectation.
"They were so eager and so excited to be learning.... |
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Chenal Elementary 4th Graders learn about entrepreneurship
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Students of 4th grade at Chenal Elementary learned entrepreneurial skills from guest speaker Maura Lozano-Yancy, founder of ¡Hola! Arkansas.
The students asked questions related to her experiences as a business owner and entrepreneur.
Lozano-Yancy is featured on the Arkansas Studies Social Studies 4th grade textbook on the Arkansas Entrepreneur Chapter along with Sam Walton, John Tyson, and John H. Johnson.
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ESL students flock to optional summer school
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Summer school is often required for students who need to recover credit courses. But 35 students at Hall High School are enrolled in optional summer courses.
ESL (English as a Second Language) students are enrolled in Hall's optional ESL summer courses to learn English. They come from five countries and most are native Spanish speakers. Teachers say the students are less shy speaking English in the smaller classes.
"We have one student who came alive this summer and is a.... |
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Libraries to bridge cultures during Children's Day - Book Day celebration
CHICAGO, IL --As the nation's population continues to become more diverse, hundreds of libraries will showcase their multicultural programs and services this April 30th during national El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day). This year marks the 12th anniversary of the observance also known as Día, and libraries across the country will host Día celebrations with family programs, including bilingual story hours, book giveaways, and other literacy events.
Most of tod.... |
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America members received awards in national festival categories
RICMOND, WA -- Boys & Girls Clubs of America proved that, “technically,” their Clubs are in it to win it all. Recently members of the national Boys & Girls Clubs were named winners in the Club Tech Digital Arts Festivals, and now the winners will embark on a fun-filled, educational trip to Seattle. After wins on the local and regional levels, they each competed in their age group with tech-savvy youth from Clubs across the nation to bring home top honors in web design, graphic design, movie.... |
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ASU-Beebe offers new programs to fill job demands
BEEBE, AR -- Curricular additions and expansions at Arkansas State University-Beebe and its campuses will offer more opportunities to students in the coming years. The opportunities include more options for degrees that are currently very popular among students or degrees that are currently not offered at the state’s other public institutions.
“The university looks forward to more effectively meeting the demands and interest of our students through these curricular changes, as well as better.... |
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Achievement gaps: A community conversation
LITTLE ROCK, AR – On Monday July 23rd, Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association (LRCTA), an affiliate of the Education Association, in partnership with
business, civic, and community organizations sponsored a dinner and citywide conversation to talk about how the community can help close the achievement gaps among students in Little Rock Public Schools. Rocio Hlass served as a group mediator.
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The Arizona Model
Most lawmakers seem to think there’s only one way to improve a failing school: spend more money. Unfortunately, that approach hasn’t worked. We’ve spent more, but haven’t seen much improvement in our nation’s schools.
It’s time to find a way to encourage competition among schools, and to increase accountability and transparency. The answer can be found in Arizona.
Ten years ago, Arizonans voted to give parents control over how their tax dollars are used to fund education. Since 1997, 7.... |
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Hispanic parents should participate more in school activities
Have you realized how happy and excited our children get when they find out that we are going to take part in some school activity with them? If we want our children to be excited about their schoolwork, we must also show them we care about what they study, and play an active role in the activities and programs schools offer for the parents. When was the last time you took part in some event at your child’s school? If you do not have time, start this new school year with a new objective, maki.... |
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A Cessna 414 expands Pulaski Technical College's training fleet
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Students in Pulaski Tech's Aviation Maintenance Technology program have another plane to train on now with the donation of a Cessna 414 to the college.
Danny R. Cook, president and chief financial officer of Unishippers of Arkansas, donated the1970 Cessna 414 Twin Turbo to the Pulaski Technical College Foundation. The twin-engine aircraft is valued at $250,000.
"My family has been blessed beyond my wildest dreams," Cook said, during a news conference Thursday at Pulaski .... |
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