According to a new report, the funding disparity between traditional school districts and charter schools has increased more than 54 percent in 8 years.
Ozarks At Large
University of Arkansas officials yesterday unveiled a new chamber in the Human Performance Laboratory will allow researchers to have a temperature and humidity-controlled atmosphere in which to study physiological effects that heat has on the human body.
President Obama was in Central Arkansas yesterday, visiting victims of the recent storms and tornadoes that ravaged the area. Meanwhile, state legislators heard testimony from state finance officials regarding fiscal forecasts for the next few years.
Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
The idea of Community varies from person to person. A year long project at Fayetteville High School concludes with an open house showcasing juniors’ and seniors’ ideas of community as seen through each of their camera lenses.
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is closely tracking the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, in both the Marketplace and under the Private Option. Turns out along with tens of thousands of grown ups, lots of children benefit. Read the full report, “Kids’ Health Coverage in 2014.”
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas leads a roundtable discussion addressing what recent polls could mean for primary elections.Plans for substantial renovations to Parsons Stadium in Springdale take a step forward, and the director of Downtown Bentonville, Inc. steps down less than a year after taking the position.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, workforce officials try to improve job training to meet industry demands. And, we look at the University of Arkansas' autism intervention program.
Becca has a complete list of items for the weekend.
For the third consecutive production, demand for tickets means more presentations for Theater Squared.
“Jive at Five” by Buckley Mills
The Walton Arts Center has created a new program to help teach local students about instruments in an orchestra.
Three tax bills make it out of the Arkansas House. Roby Brock of talkbusiness.net gives us a report from Little Rock.
Link: www.talkbusiness.net
Music: “Fast Food Socrates” by New York Electric Piano
What would it take to live on Mars or some other icy world out there? Dr. Steve Vance, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs, tells us. He speaks tonight on the University of Arkansas campus.
Music: “Hospital Funk” by MSG (listen for a conversation with the band’s leader, Matt Smith, next month on Ozarks at Large)
