SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 13 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Arkansas Educator Emma Clay Named Member of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's Prestigious 2026 Fellows Program SPRINGDALE, AR (August 12, 2025) -- NIET is proud to unveil the finalists for the 2026 NIET Fellows cohort, launching a dynamic one-year program to help selected educators deepen their knowledge of NIET's systems of improvement  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Secretary McMahon Visits Arkansas on Returning Education to the States Tour * LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Little Rock, Arkansas on her Returning Education to the States Tour. Secretary McMahon joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and U.S. Senator Tom Cotton for a tour of Don R. Roberts Elementary School and a literacy roundtable dis  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 13 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Receives $1.3 Million Grant to Expand Digital Health Access The South Central Telehealth Resource Center, housed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $1.3 million, four-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to implement and expand digital health services. The grant, part of the HRSA Telehealth Re  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Aug. 13 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: * * * Summer Aeration Can be Tricky for Fishpond Owners Supplemental aeration can be beneficial for fishponds, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Improvements to the chemical and biological condition of the pond can increase fish populations and extend the pond's life. "Although aeration is most often good, being too e  more