Archive | May, 2011

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May 24 – Sep 30, 2011 Jonesboro, Arkansas State University Museum

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Russellville flap: Bush, Cheney ‘worst’ in world

Interesting story in the Russellville Courier. It seems the student-produced Russellville Middle School yearbook included a feature on the “Top 5 worst people of all time.” Hitler, check. Osama, check. Charles Mason, check. George Bush and Dick Cheney? You might say check and doublecheck, too, particularly if your worldly experience dates back to about 1998. School officials [...]

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PCSSD board, superintendent missing the point

They just don’t get it The response of the Pulaski County Special School District trustees to the district being placed in fiscal distress is indicative of how it got there in the first place — extravagant spending, lack of financial control and being out of touch with reality.

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White flight by educators

Last week, 32 Pulaski County Special School District teachers and administrators walked out of diversity training. One of their chief complaints as voiced by board member Gloria Lawrence was that the facilitator made them feel uncomfortable and used the term “white,” which they found objectionable.

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Pulaski County school board has ethical woes

During last week’s emergency meeting of the Pulaski County Special School District board, new board member Tom Stuthard of Jacksonville moved to go into executive session because he said he had some things he wanted to say to board members in private and not “out here for everyone to hear.”

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Players new, but ethical issues still dog PCSSD

The new version of the Pulaski County Special School District board is changed, but not necessarily for the better.

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NLR, Pulaski County school districts earn F’s

Both the North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special school districts deserve a grade of F for their recent placement on the state’s list of financially distressed school districts.

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White flight by educators

Last week, 32 Pulaski County Special School District teachers and administrators walked out of diversity training. One of their chief complaints as voiced by board member Gloria Lawrence was that the facilitator made them feel uncomfortable and used the term “white,” which they found objectionable.

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Pulaski County school board has ethical woes

During last week’s emergency meeting of the Pulaski County Special School District board, new board member Tom Stuthard of Jacksonville moved to go into executive session because he said he had some things he wanted to say to board members in private and not “out here for everyone to hear.”

Read the full story

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Players new, but ethical issues still dog PCSSD

The new version of the Pulaski County Special School District board is changed, but not necessarily for the better.

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