Public Affairs

It’s back-to-school time already! As school begins, is academic tutoring or test prep needed for your child? Waiting until a student is behind in classes or cramming for SAT results in lower scores.

Since 2000, Entergy has been engaged in advocating for increased funding and support for early care and education — recognizing the sector as essential infrastructure and economic engine to fuel the future of communities we serve.

An independent source of data and research for policymakers, the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children works tirelessly to shed light on the state of early care and education in Louisiana.

If there’s anything that 2020 has taught college students, it is how to take advantage of life’s little things.

Research has shown children notice racial differences as early as preschool, and ignoring those differences only leads to negative outcomes.

The necessary noise of righteousness – “voices of the unheard,” as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously called riots – is all around us. It is their turn to speak. It is the duty of everyone else to listen.

In my first newspaper reporting job, each morning I’d stop by the office of Greenville, Mississippi, Police Chief Robert Skinner,…

As a child, I thought the Confederate flag was cool. I didn’t know it meant anything. On my first day…

Drafting an effective email use policy may be more complicated than a company might think. Here are some of the chief priorities:

If you have a son or daughter going through the college search process and looking for a major, then take a look at the 10 top tech jobs for 2019. These are going to be in more demand in the coming years due to our tech-heavy society, according to recruiters and career counselors.

A quick trip around downtown Little Rock will likely yield a heartbreaking number of panhandlers, but the city is actively trying to combat the issue. An ordinance was recently passed that will pay homeless people minimum wage to help clean up trash around Little Rock.

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts in Hot Springs is hosting a Silver Gala on March 27 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its first class.

As the executive director of HIPPY USA, Staci Croom-Raley has seen firsthand what women can accomplish when given a fair opportunity.

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research indicates there is a gender wage gap of at least 20 percent and the efforts to bring parity to salaries between women and men is painfully slow. In fact, they predict it will take 41 years to even out – even slower for women of color.

A record number of women are running for office nationwide. One reason behind the surge? Hillary Clinton.

UCA’s largest donation in school history represented more than just a major gift; it was a commitment to the future of visual and performing arts. The $20 million donation from the Windgate Foundation will be used for the construction of music and theater performance areas as well as 44,000 square feet of art space.

Applications have closed and people from across the country have thrown their hat in the ring to become Little Rock’s next police chief. The 57 applicants include 11 from Arkansas, with seven of those coming from Little Rock.

Following Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s 2017 decision to move Robert E. Lee Day to October, Martin Luther King Jr. will continue to get the sole recognition he deserves on Jan. 21. There will be no shortage of celebratory events in Arkansas, beginning with the Annual MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on the campus of Shorter College in North Little Rock.

Citizens of Little Rock hit the polls on Dec. 4, and Frank Scott Jr. was named mayor of the capital city, outlasting Baker Kurrus in a runoff election.

Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia was the recipient of a generous gift last month, but the benefactor chose not to be recognized. For the second time in as many years, OBU was given an unrestricted $1 million donation from an anonymous donor.

In the March 1980 Republican primaries, George Bush had already lost what he called his “Big Mo” to Ronald Reagan. He bounded off his campaign plane in conservative Augusta, Georgia, for another obligatory meeting with local reporters.

Since none of the candidates received the required 40% of the vote for mayor of Little Rock, the top two finishers, Frank Scott Jr. and Baker Kurrus, will battle it out Tuesday, Dec. 4. Early voting began Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Likely as early as next year, Arkansans will no longer have to visit other states for casino gaming. By a 54-46 margin, voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing casinos in Jefferson and Pope counties, Oaklawn in Hot Springs and Southland in West Memphis.

Networking is important to successful business dealings. Whether it is making an impression on your CEO or reaching out to an acquaintance to explore mutual business opportunities, it matters who you know and who knows you.

A new WikiProject, Women in Red, demands greater recognition for female historical figures by increasing the number of biographies about women on Wikipedia.

Voters will decide on several ballot issues this year, including measures to raise minimum wage and institute term limits for legislators.

What started as a quest to find a swimming pool for her daughter’s swim team turned into the beginning of a career in public service.

CBS’ Steve Hartman goes On the Road with Kayla McKeon, Manager of Grassroots Advocacy for the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) and the first registered lobbyist with Down syndrome. Kayla lobby’s U.S. Congress advocating for the passage of laws that would give individuals with disabilities the opportunity to earn fair and equal wages.

Arkansas State University in Jonesboro is dedicated to the survival of the endangered red wolf species. In late July, the university partnered with the Little Rock Zoo and the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Missouri, to bring the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan (SSP) annual meeting to Little Rock.

The practice of public affairs focuses on building and maintaining long-term relationships with stakeholders to affect change. Think about these public affairs programs – Just Say No, Don’t Drink and Drive, Click It or Ticket and the iconic Keep America Beautiful campaign from the ‘70s. Why were these programs successful? Here are key factors: