Arkansas K-12 Schools - AR High Schools State by state listings of K12 Schools in the United States. K-12 Schools in Arkansas Academics Plus High School 900 Edgewood Drive Maumelle, Arkansas 72113 http://www.collegesanduniversitiesinusa.com/Arkansas_K-12_Schools.html
ARKANSAS K-12 SCHOOLS DID YOU KNOW the following Arkansas K12 school facts? Arkansas has nearly 500,000 K-12 students, 250+ school districts, 82+ million square feet of building space, http://comp.uark.edu/~dnutter/k12schools.html
Extractions: As utility costs for Arkansas school buildings increase, school districts look for ways to improve operations and reduce costs. The greatest opportunity lies with existing school buildings. As noted above, over half of Arkansas' K-12 school buildings were constructed before 1980 (25+ years ago). Potential savings ranging from 5% to 30%. Improving the energy efficiency of existing school buildings , resulting in reduced utility costs, can be achieved by, first, better understanding the each school's energy consumption. This can be done by understanding your utility rates, benchmarking, followed by tracking or trending usage over time, and finally making appropriate changes in building energy systems, operation, and maintenance. Below is information on these two subjects:
Arkansas Policy Foundation A Position Paper Prepared by the Murphy Commission Education Workgroup Arkansas' Public Schools A Thirty Year $20 Billion Taxpayer Investment Yields http://www.arkansaspolicyfoundation.org/policy/30yrinvestreport.html
Extractions: • 87% of Arkansas' 8th graders are not proficient in math (NAEP). • 87% of 11th graders failed the math section of the state's exit exam (ACTAP). • 80% of Arkansas' 4th graders are not proficient in reading (NAEP) Arkansas' average ACT college entrance score (20.2) remains consistently below the national average (20.9). • Arkansas' college remediation rate for entering students is 59.2%. 48% of these students entered college in the year after high school, the others are older students. After three decades of rising education spending and dramatic personnel growth in the system, Arkansas' academic achievement is well below national averages and lags most of the world's industrialized countries. The current public school establishment is responsible for this performance and must be held accountable and urged to improve. Arkansans are beginning to raise the central issue underlying effective education reform.
Arkansas Lab Safety Guide A Laboratory Safety Guide for Arkansas K12 Schools has been developed by the ASTA for it's members. One copy of the guide was send to all school administers, April of 1999. http://www.ualr.edu/crgrable/id77.htm
Extractions: Arkansas Lab Safety Guide Science Education Safety A "Laboratory Safety Guide for Arkansas K-12 Schools" has been developed by the ASTA for it's members. One copy of the guide was send to all school administers, April of 1999. Free copies are available to ASTA members at any ASTA meeting or conference. A PDF file of the guide is available on the Arkansas Department of Education's web site, http://arkedu.state.ar.us/lab_safe2.pdf "Science and Safety, Making the Connection" is a recently published national guide to science safety in the classroom. To read or print the files you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. The guide was published by Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS) with support from the American Chemical Society, the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Institutes of Health. You may print and distribute the booklet to teachers and other educators. Science and Safety, Making the Connection
Goals For Adequate Science Classrooms, Labs And Equipment Recommended designs can be found in the Laboratory Safety Guide for Arkansas K12 Schools http//arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/lab_safe2.pdf. Specific Lab Requirements http://www-f9.ijs.si/~rok/sola/equipment.doc
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