... in Batesville, Little Rock and Van Buren in Arkansas and also Lexington, Ky. He was appointed as the state's education chief by then-Gov. Mike Huckabee in 2004. Huckabee praised James on Friday as an innovative leader of the state's ...

... Social Security numbers. After an Associated Press story questioned the governor's stance, the state's higher education chief immediately ordered all two- and four-year colleges and universities to verify potential students' immigration ...

... fought for and got a ballot initiative passed ending bilingual education." Former National Association for Bilingual Education chief James Crawford, now president of the Institute for Language and Education Policy, reacted, "You definitely have ...

... This is the best way to educate teachers about the agency and the state's natural resources, according to AGFC education chief Lucy Moreland. "This workshop encourages teachers to take their students outside to a living classroom. Get their ...

... citizenship a requirement of admission to a school or from checking immigration status on their own. The state's higher education chief earlier this year sent out a letter warning schools not to offer illegal immigrants in-state tuition, unless they ...

... the board, from March 12, 2009, to the end of the 2008-09 fiscal year. Though, Arkansas Department of Higher Education chief Jim Purcell told the Associated Press that UCA has been borrowing money for two years without state approval. Purcell ...

... and the commission wants citizens in the area to help decide how to spend it. Marcus Kilborn, the commission's education chief, and members of the Northeast Arkansas Nature Center Committee will conduct a public meeting Tuesday evening. The ...

LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- State Higher Education Director Lu Hardin, a strong supporter of two-year schools during 14 years in the state Senate, says he's not worried that the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges might be usurping his agency's authority.

... the distinction of beating Mississippi in the number of college graduates in the nation, according to the state's education chief. "Right now, Arkansas is dead last in the number of college graduates in the nation," said Lu Hardin, director ...

... exchanging information for a proposal Picard said they hope to bring to foundations and Congress in 2001. The state education chiefs also plan to look at programs that involve school safety and discipline and professional development for teachers ...