Download DOC Senator Irvin Pleased with UAMS Choosing Dr. Barnes as Interim Chancellor June 30, 2025 LITTLE ROCK — C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named interim chancellor of the university and will begin July 11. […]
News ReleasesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – Due to its growing popularity, legislators allocated an additional $90 million to Educational Freedom Accounts. The chief financial officer of the Education Department said that without the additional funds the state would not be able to make first quarter payments before the upcoming school year. The governor proposed and the […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – Tuition will increase at almost all Arkansas universities and colleges in the fall. The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees has approved tuition and fees for the school year that begins in the fall of 2025. The system comprises five four-year universities, several colleges in the medical school, an […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC Arkansas teacher salaries went up 3.2 percent last year, to an average of $54,309. That ranked Arkansas 45th in the country. However, when the cost of living is factored in, salaries in Arkansas ranked 33rd in the country. It costs more to live in California, New York and other states with higher teacher […]
Weekly UpdatesDOWNLOAD DOC LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas ranks first in the nation in election integrity, according to the most recent study by the Heritage Foundation. Last year Arkansas ranked number eight. At a press conference at the Capitol, the Governor, the Secretary of State and members of the legislature announced the newest ranking. They attributed the […]
Weekly UpdatesDownload DOC LITTLE ROCK – The state Department of Human Services has contracted with experts at the University of Arkansas to update the current health care system, in order to fill the gaps in coverage for people who face the gravest health risks. The Department has identified three groups who face higher risks for poor […]
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