Category: Schools

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Annual Grades: Conway Schools Mostly Holding Their Own

Conway Public Schools received annual school letter grades for 2022-2023 from the Arkansas Department of Education in late September, and the measurements show most schools are improving or at least holding their own. Four...

Proposed Ivy Ridge PUD Draws Community Complaints; Planners Denied

From a Planner’s Perspective by Jason Lyon I recently reviewed the proposed Planned Unit Development or PUD being planned along Padgett Road located between Ruth Doyle Middle School and Woodrow Cummins Elementary as neighbors...

With New Members in Place Conway School Board Elects Officers

Conway School Board voted on new officers and a disbursing officer at its June 13 meeting, the first for new Board members Sheila Franklin and Trey Geier. Former Board member Bill Milburn attended, as...

Patrons & New Board Members Speak at Conway School Board Meeting

Only two patrons signed up to speak to the Conway School Board at its June 13 meeting. Board President Andre Acklin invited new Board members Sheila Franklin and Trey Geier to speak, as well....

Improve Conway Schools – An Exodus of Experience?

The rebuttal continues, as another email came out Monday from ImproveConwaySchools.org: Resignations ImproveConwaySchools.com reported that there has been an exodus of experience leaving the schools and this was at “an alarming rate” and that...

The Truth of the Conway School Board Election

We’ve written before about the disinformation and outright lies about the Conway School Board being spread via email by the anonymous popup group ImproveConwaySchools.com. Now, arriving by email is a new message about the...