KIPP Delta Public Charter Schools announced today that it has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to fund a two-year pilot program to help prepare more students throughout the Delta for college.
While big changes are coming to our corner of the state, we know that remaining a close-knit community and preserving our small-town quality of life is vital.
The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday voted to establish a strategic partnership with the state’s two leading foundations committed to increasing educational attainment. Through the ForwARd initiative, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and Walton Family Foundation will lead the development of a comprehensive plan to strengthen public education in the state targeted on recommendations for academically distressed schools and districts.
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 16, 2016 – The Walton Family Foundation today announced three new projects for the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program, which seeks to elevate the architectural quality of future public buildings and spaces in Benton and Washington counties.
