Governor recommends Kimbrell for commissioner

September 11, 2009

Governor Mike Beebe today recommended that Tom Kimbrell be hired as the next education commissioner for the state. Here is the announcement from his office: LITTLE ROCK – Governor Mike Beebe has recommended Tom Kimbrell of Cabot to be the next Commissioner of Education for the State of Arkansas. The Arkansas Board of Education is [...]


Arkansas teacher in Taiwan shares experience through blog

September 3, 2009

Cassandra Scott, a recent graduate from Arkansas State University, applied through the Arkansas Department of Education to spend the 2009-2010 school year teaching in Taiwan. This program to send teachers to locations in Taiwan to teach English to students there is in its third year. Cassandra will be writing about her experiences at this link. [...]


Arkansas targeted for anti-drug campaign

September 3, 2009

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, Gil Kerlikowske, unveiled a new anti-methamphetamine (meth) ad campaign this week, with particular focus on 16 states where meth prevalence, and lab seizures and incidents, are high. Arkansas is one of the targeted states. The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign’s new 2009 Anti-Meth Campaign focuses [...]