
The clock is ticking! Is your school or district submitting an application to be a Cohort 5 PLC school? Applications must be submitted by Friday, March 19! #PLC4AR

Today's G.U.I.D.E. for Life principle is INTERACTION. When students have the skills to build positive relationships, they treat others with respect, communicate effectively, and ar...

Congratulations to the five outstanding teachers who were named 2021 Computer Science Educator of the Year Finalists! Learn more at https://bit.ly/3eHT9cB. #ARStudentFocused #CSfor...

It’s G.U.I.D.E. for Life Week! The principle of GROWTH supports students in developing problem-solving skills, practicing mindfulness, and perseverance! Show us how your school is ...

In the latest episode of the G.U.I.D.E. for Life Podcast, Andrea Fortner, DESE’s Guidance and School Counseling coordinator, shares ways school counselors can support G.U.I.D.E. fo...

Congratulations to the 17 teams advancing to the Fifth Annual All-State Coding Competition on May 1, 2021! Learn more at https://bit.ly/38cmQhM. #CSforAR

Check out the new R.I.S.E. (Reading Initiative for Student Excellence) Arkansas Newsletter! This month's newsletter is all about read alouds: http://bit.ly/3uMA52u.

It's Read Across America day, and to celebrate, Gov. Asa Hutchinson reads Dr. Seuss' "What Pet Should I Get?" https://bit.ly/3uKWxcc Find a book you enjoy, and read together as a f...

Ready! Set! Learn! The 2021 ADE Summit will be held June 22-24 & promises to be better than ever. Team ADE is so very excited to bring this awesome PD event to AR educators. We'll ...

How do you bring up the topic of Online Dangers with students? DESE Research & Technology has released new SMACtalk content on the topic of Online Dangers! Visit http://smactalk.in...

Congratulations to Cutter-Morning Star Elementary and Lake Hamilton Junior High for earning Solution Tree's Highly Effective Schools Accreditation! Learn more about the accreditati...

Next week is Love Teaching Week! Make plans to participate in the week-long Twitter campaign. We also love hearing about your ideas to promote #LoveTeaching.

Be sure to check out the Arkansas Association for Career and Technical Education's Facebook or YouTube page at 9 a.m. February 9 to see CTE in action! http://arkansasacte.org/cteda...

Get the student perspective on data privacy in today's Privacy AwARe Week video. Featuring 2020 ATOY Joel Lookadoo, this student panel is just one of the great resources available ...


We are excited to launch the Statewide Community Resources Portal, which connects schools and communities with much-needed information about available support services around the s...

We're two weeks away from Data Privacy Day and DESE invites you to celebrate all week long with Privacy AwARe Week! To check out the lineup of video content that will be released e...


Come learn about Ouachita Mountain Regional Science and Engineering Fair! We are going virtual in 2021, so it is easier than ever to have your students participate! We are hosting ...

Check out the upcoming Science workshop. https://5il.co/lfp3