Ozarks At Large
New standardized public education testing will be tried in Arkansas public schools under the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, one million students across 18 states, including Arkansas, will participate in the “Next Generation Assessment” field tests.The university system's board voted yesterday to start offering online courses. And, the state departments of health and education partner on educating schools about the dangers of heat-related illnesses.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: a walk around the trails at Lake Fayetteville will take you past acres of charred land. We learn about the benefits of prescribed burns such as these. Plus not one, but two area towns are in the running to take over the March Madness bracket of the Greatest Southern Town. And, we climb a tree to visit the serene world of a children's treehouse, and get ready for Spring Break with options for movie lovers.
Trading on the popularity of the NCAA Tournament, the magazine Garden and Gun has its own bracket. This one pits southern towns against each other.
Wings, and other films, will be shown at area libraries during next week's Spring Break Vacation. Becca has a full list.
We go off into our own world with Josh Hart, a carpenter and owner of Natural State Treehouses, who builds play structures for people of all ages.
It’s that time of year, like it or not, when foresters and conservationists burn the land. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, prescribed burning not only helps to restore and maintain native habitat, it can help to sequester carbon.
Roby Brock with out content partner Talk Business Arkansas leads a roundtable discussion with Grant Tennille, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, to talk jobs and the economy, including a state workforce program and minimum wage.As promised, the state legislature overrode a line-item veto by Governor Mike Beebe to allow sand used in natural gas drilling to be exempt from sales tax. And, several organizations through the state accrue grant funding.
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Monday, May 26, 2014
For a holiday edition of Ozarks at Large we hear highlights from a show at Fayetteville Public Library featuring songwriters Candy Lee, Shawn James and Barrett Baber.
Wayne Bell of www.fayettevilleflyer.com talks about “Crazy, Stupid, Love” and the lack of movies targeting adult audiences during summertime.
“Calculation Theme” by Metric
A local crafter has turned her passion for creating cards into her own business.
“I'll Love You Until My Veins Explode” by The Paper Cranes
Quintin Trammel collects and documents obsolete notes and scrips issued in the northwest section of Arkansas during the Civil War.
For more information, visit http://sites.google.com/site/arcurrency/.
“It's Only a Paper Moon” by Charlie Ventura
Today, “Kings of Pastry” screens at the Boone County Library and auditions for “Inherit the Wind” continue at Rogers Little Theater.
“Le Muton Noir” by The Paperboys
Lesha Shaver is the owner of Little Mountain Bindery in Fayetteville. She talks about the art of book binding and restoration.
For more information, log on to www.littlemountainbindery.com or visit their Facebook page here.
For a video tour of Lesha’s home studio, click here.
"Brooklyn Blurs" by The Paper Raincoat
