
Ozarks At Large

While about a dozen students of KIPP Delta Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school network in Blytheville and Helena visited the UA Fayetteville campus yesterday, university officials formally announced a partnership with the public charter school that aims to increase college attainment for students in underserved communities.

The designation for a stretch of highway in Arkansas is changing to Interstate 49.
Arkansas Lottery Officials update the Legislative Oversight Committee on decreasing lottery revenue. A group advocates at the state capitol for fairer tax laws, and the Ben Geren Aquatics Center moves forward as the first construction bids will soon be awarded.

How not to be bored the next few days: standup comedy, a walk around Lake Fayetteville and Arts Live presents a modified musical.
Surveys conducted through site visits to Arkansas school districts that conducted PARCC field testing this spring showed that most districts will be prepared for Common Core technology requirements this fall.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says there are drums, guitars and horns in our near future.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 23, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Click It or Ticket, a local celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day and more.
“Until the End of the World” by U2
Becca suggests doing something this weekend. Options include the Twilight Walk, the White Street Walk and the New Play Festival.
FHS senior Henry Hanson reads his poem about his “third place.”
“It's the End of the World” by Vitamin String Quartet
Now there's a way for UA students to dispose of old textbooks that bookstores won't buy back.
The McNair Elementary Glee Club recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to sing a few songs.