Forty-five states, including Arkansas have adopted Common Core career and college readiness K-12 education standards. But under the technology-enriched curriculum, cursive handwriting is optional. A St. Joseph third grade class in Fayetteville helps us to parse the implications.Ozarks At Large
Forty-five states, including Arkansas have adopted Common Core career and college readiness K-12 education standards. But under the technology-enriched curriculum, cursive handwriting is optional. A St. Joseph third grade class in Fayetteville helps us to parse the implications.Christina Thomas visits Timothy Nutt, head of special collections for the University of Arkansas library. Nutt says that the library's collections are directly affected by the death of letter writing.
Ahead on Ozarks: legislation passed this year in Little Rock regarding water standards has raised concern, some young runners are getting ready for this weekend’s Hogeye Marathon events and we meet some Energy Corps workers.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas talks with Arkansas’ film commissioner about recent film projects in the state and possible future developments.
The Arkansas legislature has passed a new law regulating mineral levels on certain small streams in the state. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is not pleased.More information has been released regarding the size of the Pegasus Pipeline rupture in Mayflower. Arkansas' U.S. Senate contingent speaks out about aborted plans to quit Saturday delivery for the Postal Service. And the newest unemployment numbers for the area show slight improvement for February.
Ahead on Ozarks, researching a meteorite that exploded over Nevada and California last year. Plus, Roby Brock speaks with a state economist about the state of Arkansas' economy, and new classes aim to spread the wealth of knowledge that Downtown Bentonville has to offer.
Daniel Hintz of Downtown Bentonville wants to connect people thirsty for knowledge with the vast knowledge base available in the downtown Bentonville area, through classes in the Downtown Discoveries series.University of Arkansas doctoral student Robert Beauford was one of the first researchers to reach the site of a meteorite explosion in northern California last April. He says that the meteorite is one of the most primitive types of asteroid around.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Ahead on this fundraising week edition of Ozarks, a look at the Ozark Ice Skating Club, analyzing the recent update to the Arkansas Poll, and lessons from 50 years ago and the Children's March in Birmingham, Ala..
Early next year, the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, informally called The Fort Smith RAM, will open its new home to the public. The RAM’s history began in the 1940s, incorporating as an arts center in 1968. www.fsram.org.
Katy Henriksen talks with the Welsh singer-songwriter about her latest music. To learn more about this artist, visit http://catelebon.com.
A nearly $1 million grant will allow the Ft. Smith Fire Department to pay nine firefighter positions, 10 current or former University of Arkansas athletes are preparing to compete in the London Olympics, and more.
“Bubblehouse” by Martin/Medeski/Wood
Michael Tilley from www.TheCityWire.com explains how the recent drought is affecting business and how trash collection in Ft. Smith has become a bigger issue than expected.
In addition to serving as Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge, Jim Spears is the author of “Justice Divided: A Judicial History of Sebastian County.”
“Fort Smith Breakdown” by The Freight Hoppers
