Education News

MSU-West Plains opens ASN track program

Area residents interested in applying to the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) regular track program at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP)have until March 1 to submit their application. The March 1 deadline is for students who wish to apply for a seat in the cohort that will run from August 2023 through January 2025.The deadline was extended from Feb. 1 to March 1 to allow more prospective students to apply for…

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8.9 Mill Increase – New High School

EDITOR’S NOTE: During the Nov. 8 General Election, voters who reside in the Highland School District voted by a 2/3 majority to overturn a 8.9 mill increase to build a new high school. On Dec. 1,a special meeting was called by the board and during that meeting a motion was made by Renee Clay-Circle and seconded by David Gibson to approve to submit an “Application for a Permit to Issue Bonds”, with…

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SAU names two areastudents to dean’s list

Southern Arkansas University has announced that 581 students earned a 3.5 GPA or higher for the fall 2022 semester and have been named to its Dean’s List. Amanda Scercy is a freshman Pre-Art Therapy major from Ash Flat Kimberly Crabb is a freshman Pre-Art Therapy major from Hardy A total of 581 students were honored on this semester’s Dean’s List.

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National School Choice week outlines education options for for Arkansas students

There are a variety of school choice options available for many of the 721,000 children living in Arkansas. Families in Arkansas can choose from traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, and homeschooling. You can discover more information about the school choice options available for your fam-ily by reading our Arkansas School Choice Roadmap.https://schoolchoiceweek.com/guide-school-choice-ar-kansas/National School Choice Week(NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options…

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Dean Initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa at Arizona State

Deborah Dean, a native of Cherokee Village, Ark., was recently initiated into the Arizona State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 646new initiates from 23universities during December 2022.Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35percent of their class, demonstrate leader-ship experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer…

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