Education

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Eugene Hardeman Abington (1873–1965)
Eugene Hardeman (E. H.) Abington, a physician, practiced medicine and pharmacy in Arkansas and Oklahoma for mo...
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Act 76 of 1983
aka: Teacher Testing Law
Act 76 of 1983 was a law passed by the Arkansas General Assembly ma...
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Alco School
The Alco School, located on State Highway 66 at Alco (Stone County), is a one-story, fieldstone-clad building ...
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Henry McMillan Alexander (1905–1969)
Henry McMillan Alexander brought the city manager plan to Arkansas and served as an adviser to many state agen...
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Amendment 33
Amendment 33 was the first of three constitutional amendments ratified by voters in the decade after the begin...
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
With its national headquarters in Washington DC, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is a nonp...
Joel Edward Anderson (1942–)
Joel Anderson was a major figure at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) for over four d...
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Arkadelphia Baptist Academy
The Arkadelphia Baptist Academy in Arkadelphia (Clark County) was one of many schools founded across the South...
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Arkadelphia Male and Female Institute
aka: Arkadelphia Institute
aka: Arkadelphia Female Seminary
aka: Arkadelphia Female College
aka: Arkadelphia Female Academy
Several educational institutions with variations of the name Arkade...
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Arkadelphia Presbyterian Academy
Arkadelphia Presbyterian Academy, located in Arkadelphia (Clark County), was a co-educational elementary and s...
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Arkansas Academy of Science
The Arkansas Academy of Science (AAS) aims for the promotion of knowledge in the fields of science, engineerin...
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Arkansas Aerospace Education Center (AEC)
aka: Aerospace Education Center
Located near Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (Adams Fiel...
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Arkansas Art Educators
Arkansas Art Educators (AAE) is a statewide organization of art teachers. The organization’s focus is to adv...
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Arkansas Baptist College
Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) in Little Rock (Pulaski County) is a four-year historically Black liberal arts ...
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Arkansas Boys State
aka: Boys State
With strong participation numbers and an impressive alumni list, Ar...
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Arkansas Christadelphian Bible School
The Arkansas Christadelphian Bible School was founded in Martinville (Faulkner County) in 1923 as a two-week s...
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Arkansas Christian College
Arkansas Christian College (ACC) was a short-lived junior college established in 1889 in Pinnacle Springs (Fau...
Arkansas City High School
Located in the Mississippi River town of Arkansas City (Desha County), Arkansas City High School is a historic...
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Arkansas College
Arkansas College was founded in Fayetteville (Washington County) in late 1850 by pastor Robert Graham of the D...
Arkansas Community Colleges
Arkansas Community Colleges (ACC) is a nonprofit organization that supports public comprehensive community and...
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Arkansas Conference College (ACC)
Arkansas Conference College (ACC) was founded in Siloam Springs (Benton County) in 1899. Though short-lived, A...
Arkansas Division of Higher Education
The Arkansas Division of Higher Education is responsible for the regulation of the state’s public two-year a...
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Arkansas Education Association
The Arkansas Education Association (AEA) is a group of teachers, administrators, and support staff who promote...
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Arkansas Female College
Arkansas Female College operated in Little Rock (Pulaski County) from 1874 to 1897, first in what is now the P...
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Arkansas Girls State
aka: Girls State
Arkansas Girls State is a summer program of education that has been...
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Arkansas Governor’s School (AGS)
Arkansas Governor’s School (AGS) is a four-week summer residential program for gifted and talented students ...
Arkansas Heritage Month
Arkansas Heritage Month is a program of the Division of Arkansas Heritage (a division of the Arkansas Departme...
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Arkansas Holiness College
Arkansas Holiness College (AHC), founded in 1904, was the focus for a body of Wesleyan holiness believers who ...
Arkansas Library Association
The Arkansas Library Association (ArLA) is a statewide organization created to further the professional develo...
Arkansas Model United Nations (AMUN)
The Arkansas Model United Nations (AMUN) is a program located on the campus of the University of Central Arkan...
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Arkansas Normal College
Arkansas Normal College, located in Jamestown (Independence County), was founded in 1895 as a two-year coeduca...
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Arkansas Northeastern College
Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC) is the largest two-year college in northeast Arkansas. ANC’s main campus...