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On Mondays, students will have seven, 45-minute periods to ease into the school week and set goals. For the rest of the week, students will have two, 90-minute block periods each day, alternating the four core subjects of math, English, science and social studies. The remaining time will be filled with 50-minute classes such as physical education, art, music and other non-core subjects. School start and end times will not change.

Education has to change, and Spring-dale is ready to make that change happen, said school district Superintendent Jared Cleveland.

Substitute teacher pay is increasing again in Springdale as the school district aims to keep up with pay rates elsewhere in the region.

SPRINGDALE -- Substitute teacher pay is increasing again in Springdale as the School District aims to keep up with pay rates elsewhere in the region.

SPRINGDALE -- Todays Power, Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Springdale Public Schools flipped the switch Monday to turn on a new solar array and battery storage facility near Sonora Middle School.

It's Thursday and another chance to fire off a few up or down thumbs about some of news developments in our neck of the woods and elsewhere:

SPRINGDALE -- The School District's minimum teacher salary will increase to $50,282 for the upcoming school year, the highest in the state.

Northwest Arkansas school districts are feeling the impact of a tight labor market and low unemployment rate as they hire staff for the upcoming school year, according to officials.

Northwest Arkansas school districts are feeling the impact of a tight labor market and low unemployment rate as they hire staff for the upcoming school year, according to officials.

Officials, parents and students celebrated the dedication of the Jim D. Rollins School of Innovation on Friday.