Just one month after Jessica Saum began her tenure as 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, four finalists for the 2023 award were announced on Aug. 4 at a special ceremony held at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. Finalists…
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UAMS, CDC Report Shows 1 in 44 Arkansas 8-Year-Olds Have Autism Spectrum Disorder
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA newly released report shows the number of 8-year-old Arkansas children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is significantly higher than data released two years ago by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The new Arkansas numbers are from 2018,…
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UA Little Rock Among First in Nation to Offer Cybersecurity Teaching Program
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $750,000 grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (located within the National Security Agency) and will be one of the first universities in the country to offer…
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Walton, Rockefeller Nonprofit ‘Forward Arkansas’ Launches Teacher Prep Program
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffForward Arkansas is launching a grant program focused on building a collaborative of Arkansas Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) that will develop transformative plans to more effectively recruit, train and retain qualified, diverse classroom teachers across the state. Forward Arkansas was…