Mike Poore, the incoming superintendent of the Little Rock School District, fielded questions from the district’s Civic Advisory Committee this evening at the panel’s final meeting.
Anika Whitfield
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LRSD advisory group calls for replacing Education Commissioner Johnny Key
The Civic Advisory Committee of the Little Rock School District tonight approved a motion calling for the replacement of Education Commissioner Johnny Key, a halt to charter school expansions in the city and waivers to state education law, and a return of the district to local control.
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LRSD ‘wake’ protests state takeover of district on anniversary of last school board election
About 75 people turned out at the central offices of the Little Rock School District this afternoon to hold a “wake for democracy.” Meanwhile, the state awaits release of testing data for the 2014-15 school year.
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Crime in Little Rock; a City Hall dialogue
Crime in the streets and homes. Full jails.
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What is blight? A Tech Park target’s thoughts
Dr. Anika Whitfield, a podiatrist who’s been among the most outspoken in the central Little Rock neighborhood targeted for demolition to build the taxpayer-financed Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce spec technology park office building, has more to say today, inspired by the demolition of Ray Winder Field for a UAMS parking lot.
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Protests build on Tech Park neighborhood designs
Dr. Anika Whitfield, who’s been among the well-organized band of neighbors opposing the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce’s desire to steamroller a poor minority neighborhood for a taxpayer-funded office building to house private companies, isn’t assuaged by City Director Dean Kumpuris’ suggestion of a six-month moratorium on site selection for a thorough search of alternatives.