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ACCS November 2018 Newsletter
In October 2018 we launched our new logo, website, and Facebook page. Looking to November, we'll share what's happening in Arkansas with Southern and national audiences. Check out our newsletter to learn more.The Arkansas Coalition for Community Schools and ForwARd...
Good Things in a Small, Rural School District
Is the community school model viable in small, rural school districts? Community Resource Innovations (CRI) and the Rural Community Alliance (RCA) believe the answer is a resounding yes! Recently, Jerri Derlikowski and Maria Jones, both of CRI, and Candace Williams,...
Rural Community Alliance’s 15-Year Movement
Celebrating 15 years of rural advocacy, Rural Community Alliance reflects on its accomplishments and looks toward the future. Rural Community Alliance is a nonprofit organization with 2,200 members in 66 chapters across Arkansas. The following video highlights some of...
The ForwARd Partnerships at Little Rock School District Toolkit
The following is an excerpt from The ForwARd Partnerships at Little Rock School District Toolkit: The ForwARd Partnerships at Little Rock School District Toolkit provides step-by-step processes that teachers and administrators in the Little Rock School District (LRSD)...
Communities Create New Vision for Education, Opportunity in Arkansas
By Kathy Smith, Walton Family Foundation Senior Program Officer For most of her senior year at Batesville High School, Somyr Strickland led a double educational life. By day, the 17-year-old Arkansas native was a 12th grade student studying English and Math and...
The Best of All Worlds for Students
The Office of Innovation for Education, University of Arkansas, led an Arkansas group to visit a set of high-tech learning opportunities on a regional campus in Michigan. ForwARd Arkansas sponsored our participation. In the regional campus concept, students attend the...