
Ozarks At Large

While about a dozen students of KIPP Delta Public Schools, an open-enrollment charter school network in Blytheville and Helena visited the UA Fayetteville campus yesterday, university officials formally announced a partnership with the public charter school that aims to increase college attainment for students in underserved communities.

Arkansas Lottery Officials update the Legislative Oversight Committee on decreasing lottery revenue. A group advocates at the state capitol for fairer tax laws, and the Ben Geren Aquatics Center moves forward as the first construction bids will soon be awarded.

The traveling exhibit called Hunger U is on the University of Arkansas campus this week.
Surveys conducted through site visits to Arkansas school districts that conducted PARCC field testing this spring showed that most districts will be prepared for Common Core technology requirements this fall.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says there are drums, guitars and horns in our near future.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Wrecking Ball takes to downtown Springdale for a one of a kind event for one night only. Plus, First Christian jChurch in Fayetteville prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday today.
Dancing Queen, the National Broadcasting Company and more in our history capsule for November 15.
Becca urges, strongly urges, us to see author Bill Bryson tonight at Walton Arts Center.
"Money" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals"
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net talks to Dr. Michael Pakko, the Chief Economist & State Economic Forecaster at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, about what we might expect from the state's economy in the future.
Jacqueline Froelich takes us east of Fayetteville.to a new gated community where a beautiful four bedroom home near the river is slowly being deconstructed--for charity. To learn more visit habitatwashingtoncoar.org.