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Florida man picked for State Education Secretary

Thursday, December 29 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Incoming Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday named a top Florida schools official as her pick to lead the state’s education agency, the latest signal of the direction of the Republican’s nascent administration. Sanders tapped Jacob Oliva, a senior... Read More.

Governor proposed hike in education funding

Friday, November 11 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday recommended that lawmakers increase public school funding by $550 million over the next two years to raise teacher pay, as the Republican prepares to leave office in January. Hutchinson presented his budget recommendations to... Read More.

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White Hall superintendent talks about state education influence on local districts

Friday, November 11 by Deseray Mckinzy

With Governor-elect Sarah Huckabee-Sanders set to take office, questions have already arisen about what direction her administration is going to do. Of particular interest is in education, since the Pine Bluff School District is under state control with current Education Secretary Johnny Key and the... Read More.

Chris Jones discusses improving education

Wednesday, November 2 by Deseray Mckinzy

Pine Bluff native and Democratic Party candidate Chris Jones on Tuesday talked about education when he appeared on the Oldies 1013 morning show, Morning show host Greg Horne told Jones that the Pine Bluff School District, which is currently under state control, had failed... Read More.

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Sheridan high school teacher receives national education prize

Thursday, October 6 by Staff

Taylor Donnelly, a high school agricultural mechanics teacher from Sheridan, Arkansas, has been named a winner of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, winning $15,000 for herself and $35,000 for her program. Donnelly, who teaches at Sheridan High School, is... Read More.

State Board of Education holds work session to discuss possible board for PBSD

Thursday, September 15 by Deseray Mckinzy

The Arkansas State Board of Education met for a work session Thursday, September 15th to discuss the status and progress of the Pine Bluff School District (PBSD). In the meeting, all board members were present to discuss steps moving forward as a part of... Read More.

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UAPB Alumnus Recommends a UAPB Education in Aquaculture/Fisheries for Research, Job Opportunities

Wednesday, July 6 by Staff

Andrew Maina, originally from the east African country of Kenya, says his lifelong interest in science led him to enroll in the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s (UAPB) graduate program in aquaculture/fisheries. “My father was a pharmacist, and I also started to get interested... Read More.

State Education Board names Pine Bluff School District School Board Zones

Wednesday, June 15 by Deseray Mckinzy

On June 3, 2022, Secretary Johnny Key completed his review of the Pine Bluff School District (PBSD) board zone proposals and approved the proposal labeled Scenario 5. “Scenario 5 grew from the original work of Arkansas GIS and incorporated valuable feedback from the community.... Read More.

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PBSD Staff and Stakeholders talk concerns at State Board of Education meeting

Thursday, May 12 by Deseray Mckinzy

The Arkansas State Board of Education met on Thursday, May 12 for a regular monthly meeting at the Arch Ford Education Building in Little Rock. Citizens from the Pine Bluff community joined the meeting to speak about the direction that the Pine Bluff School... Read More.

Ryan Watley talks improving education

Thursday, April 7 by Deseray Mckinzy

Earlier this week, Ryan Watley, the CEO of Go Forward Pine Bluff sent an open letter to Arkansas Secretary of Education Johnny Key and members of the State Board of Education. In the letter, Watley outlined some of the investments GFPB has made to... Read More.

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GFPB delivers open letter to Secretary Johnny Key and State Board of Education regarding Pine Bluff School District

Tuesday, April 5 by Staff

Go Forward Pine Bluff CEO Ryan Watley has delivered an open letter to Secretary Johnny Key and the State Board of Education regarding the Pine Bluff School District. The letter comes following a series of meetings between teachers, a controversial meeting between Superintendent Barbara Warren... Read More.

Pine Bluff School District teachers and employees meet with Arkansas Education Association representative to express concerns

Thursday, March 17 by Staff

A group of teachers, coaches, and transportation department employees from the Pine Bluff School District met at the Pine Bluff Convention Center Wednesday night to share several grievances with Loranzo Andrews, the Zone 2 UniServ Director for the Arkansas Education Association. In a meeting that... Read More.

Stories tagged with: education

Florida man picked for State Education Secretary

Governor proposed hike in education funding

White Hall superintendent talks about state education influence on local districts

Chris Jones discusses improving education

Sheridan high school teacher receives national education prize

State Board of Education holds work session to discuss possible board for PBSD

UAPB Alumnus Recommends a UAPB Education in Aquaculture/Fisheries for Research, Job Opportunities

State Education Board names Pine Bluff School District School Board Zones

PBSD Staff and Stakeholders talk concerns at State Board of Education meeting

Ryan Watley talks improving education

GFPB delivers open letter to Secretary Johnny Key and State Board of Education regarding Pine Bluff School District

Pine Bluff School District teachers and employees meet with Arkansas Education Association representative to express concerns

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