The Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas has released the first of its kind report that analyzes the graduation rates of high schools across Arkansas.
Ozarks At Large
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.Dick Johnson says his new CD, Spig, has the influences of Ashdown and Fayetteville.
The Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas has released the first of its kind report that analyzes the graduation rates of high schools across Arkansas.
The Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks has received a $33,000 grant to help begin the process of implementing Safe Routes to School throughout northwest Arkansas. And, traditional marriage advocates gathered in Little Rock yesterday to voice their opposition to recent rulings in favor of same-sex marriage in Arkansas.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with the director of special education for the U.S. Department of Education; she says many with disabilities are capable of learning anything and everything that those without disabilities can. Plus, as strawberries begin to pop up in gardens and farmers' markets in the area, a group of national leaders in the industry meet in Fayetteville to discuss sustainable growing practices.
We make a KUAF button and learn how Kassy Gross became K&A Button Emporium in May’s Locally Made Segment.
Melody Musgrove, director of the Office of Special Education Programs for the U.S. Department of Education, was the commencement speaker for the UA's College of Education and Health Professions.This week's primary election left some alleging that enforcement of the state's voter ID law was a complicated effort, and with many party candidates for the state legislature now chosen, some experts wonder what will become of the state's private option during next year's regular session of the General Assembly.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley of The City Wire tells us about the week's news including Tyson's bid for Hillshire Brands, and the band Xcluded joins us in the studio as they release their new original album and while they have some time off between the eighth and ninth grades.
The average cost of a gallon of gas in the state rises, the University of Arkansas successfully raises funds to sponsor uniforms for the Razorback Band, and more – on this edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers reads her Christmas column.
“On the Sunny Side of the Ocean” by John Fahey
Drs. Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields from University of Arkansas' Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to discuss some of the many findings of the 2011 Blair-Rockefeller Poll. In this part, they discuss a few findings, and the success of the Tea Party movement.
"Concerto for 4 Pianos & Strings in A minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Drs. Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields from University of Arkansas' Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to discuss some of the many findings of the 2011 Blair-Rockefeller Poll. In this part, they discuss the changing voting pattern of elderly Americans, the definition of being "Southern," and a few interesting observations to be made in this election cycle.
"Piano Trio. No. 6 in E-flat major Op. 70 No. 2" by Ludwig van Beethoven
