... of substandard school buildings. Ken James, who started as head of the Arkansas ... Department. - Advertisement - "Dr. Ken James has been a remarkably effective and ... work as education commissioner. "Ken James has played an invaluable role ...

LITTLE ROCK Ken James spent more than five years as Arkansas' education commissioner, fighting battles he didn't pick. He wasn't behind the law ...

... Smith was killed in a three-vehicle accident on Highway 89 at Highway 5 in Lonoke County. She was on the way to meet Ken James, state education commissioner. Another example of how quickly life can change. MORE BAD NEWS Lauren Turnbow, one of ...

... the state's education commissioner and the attorney general's office opposed the measure. Education Commissioner Ken James said the change would be a step back from the improvements the state made in response to a long-running school funding ...

... difficult economic conditions," U.S. Rep. Marion Berry said. - Advertisement - Arkansas Education Commissioner Ken James cautioned that the funding should be considered "one-time" money and that districts should try to avoid spending too ...

... six months through the federal stimulus plan, the state Education Department announced Friday. Education Commissioner Ken James told more than 1,000 school employees Friday that the federal government will be watching the states closely to see ...

... northeastern Arkansas, a Walnut Ridge Elementary School tested positive for the disease. Arkansas education commissioner Ken James said that the child fell ill on April 29, but that the test results didn't come back until Thursday. The student is ...

... that includes parents and taxpayers. We, meaning those two broad and overlapping categories, are the bottom line. Ken James, Arkansas education commissioner; Gov. Mike Beebe; our legislators all work for us. And to be on target, this report ...

... debt, reported Monday that it expects to end the year with $5.3 million in the bank. State education commissioner Ken James has said the district's financial problems were some of the worst he had seen. "We hope we don't ever find any other ...

... literacy and math, we have more than half of our students scoring proficient and above," Arkansas Education Commissioner Ken James said. "Just three years ago, that milestone seemed a daunting one to reach." The scores showed a narrowing of the ...