Lisa Taylor, a fifth-grade teacher at Willis D. Shaw Elementary in Springdale, has been named the elementary-level winner of the National Association of Economic Educators Teacher of the Year Award for 2026. Economics Arkansas nominated Taylor, who has been one …
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Brick Cullum Named Teacher of Year by Conway Corp
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBrick Cullum is the 2026 Conway Public Schools Teacher of the Year, as awarded by the Conway Corp. Cullum is a social studies educator at Conway High School and serves as the school’s Beta Club sponsor, through which he has …
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Renowned Architect Marlon Blackwell Retires From Teaching at U of A’s Fay Jones School
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRenowned Fayetteville architect Marlon Blackwell is retiring from teaching at the University of Arkansas after 33 years, the school announced Monday. Blackwell was Distinguished Professor of Architecture and the E. Fay Jones Chair in Architecture in the Fay Jones School …
Certified Public Accountant, Partner — Denman, Hamilton & Associates There is no telling just how far the kindness of a teacher can reach, and Deron Hamilton is living proof. “I was a junior at Parkview High School [in Little …
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Cheron Atkins-Butcher: From Jumping Out of Planes to Lifting Young Minds
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has launched Faces of Arkansas, a new monthly series honoring Arkansans whose stories and service reflect the best of the state. Each month, a profile, portrait and short video of one honoree will be displayed at …
The Arkansas state legislature’s push to rid the state’s classrooms of cellphones is a wonderful proposal that should have happened 10 years ago at the very least. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders kicked off the 2025 legislative session by announcing the …
Given the right environment, all children should do well and achieve in school, Arkansas educator Diane Zook said. Zook has seen education at work on all levels. She was born in Batesville and moved to Melbourne in Izard County at …
Above: Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva has high hopes for Arkansas students. (Photos provided) He might be calling his shot, but here’s hoping he hits it out of the park. Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva wants to raise Arkansas out …
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A New Lesson Plan: Classroom Residencies Help Train Better Teachers
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAbove: UA Little Rock’s Dr. Sarah Beth Estes visits with students Mya Little and Valerisse Bell-Ovwiomoriemu. (DeWaine Duncan) Provisions related to school vouchers demand all the attention when the subject turns to the Arkansas LEARNS Act, the signature legislative package …
The Last Word: X+y =…28? Whenever the classmates in our 10th grade math class would complain to the teacher about learning math formulas, Mr. Wiles always had the same response. It was 1976, and he’d reply that someday, we’d …