Dr. Tom Kimbrell

Commissioner of Education

"We can help our children be ready for college, for careers and to take on the world. All we need is a common value, a common strength, a common determination — a Common Core."

Common Core

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Education News

10/03/2012 Fouke Elementary Principal Shares Success Story

Fouke Elementary School in Southwest Arkansas has received national attention recently for reducing the obesity rates of its students by nine percent at a time when childhood obesity rates are increasing in most of the nation.

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10/02/2012 Student Selects: A Young Filmmakers Showcase

With this year’s competition barely completed, plans are already underway for the 2013 Student Selects: A Young Filmmakers Showcase.

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10/01/2012 FIRST® Robotics Competition Razorback® Regional

More than 40 Arkansas and regional high schools will bring students, teachers, mentors, sponsors and family members together to participate in Arkansas’ inaugural FIRST® Robotics Competition.

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09/26/2012 Who Will Students Elect in 2012?

The My Voice™ National Student Mock Election gives students across the country the opportunity to cast their votes for candidates in both the federal and state elections, and to talk about the issues they care about this fall and beyond.

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