The Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Little Rock
Catholic students around the state are now back in the classrooms, eager to learn. In this section you'll find information about grants awarded to schools, training this summer aimed at boosting Latino enrollment, new principals at the helm and much more.
Helping to make Catholic education affordable often starts with people like George and Mary Kremer. Since 1985, the George and Mary Kremer Foundation, based in Naples, Fla., has provided grants to kindergarten to eighth-grade schools throughout the country to pass along to students most in need of tuition assistance.
This year, four Arkansas schools received up to $10,250: St. Edward School in Little Rock, St. Theresa School in Little Rock, North Little Rock Catholic Academy and More... 
By 2020, Latinos will make up the majority in the Catholic Church. In 2043, they will make up the majority in the United States.
The statistics, pulled from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the U.S. Census, are just one of the many truths learned by three Arkansas principals and staff who attended the Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) at the University of Notre Dame June 26-29 to establish the institute’s plan at their schools More...
CONWAY — As students and youth at St. Joseph School and Church in Conway continue to grow and mature these next couple of years, so will the buildings around them.
More than a decade in the making, St. Joseph parish leaders have developed a master plan to revamp its campus to accommodate future growth and needs that will involve phase one of demolishing three existing buildings and replacing them with a two-story, multipurpose building with a More...
Christy Koprovic
St. Joseph, Paris
• Hometown: Fort Smith
• Education: Non-Public School Administration Certification, University of Dallas, 2008; master’s degree in early childhood education, University of Phoenix, 2006; bachelor’s degree in English and secondary education, Hendrix College, 1993
• Educational experience: St. Boniface School, Fort Smith, infant-toddler director, sixth-grade and kindergarten teacher, 10 years; Northside High School, English teacher, three years; Mansfield Junior High, English teacher, one year.
• Educational philosophy: A cornerstone of my philosophy of education is More...
The number of states offering some form of voucher program for school choice has gained momentum in many states over the past 20 years.
The school choice movement was begun by Nobel Prize-winning economist Dr. Milton Freidman. Friedman believed that all children have a right to high-quality education, no matter their ZIP code, and that in many cases, the government monopoly in K-12 education was failing to provide the education opportunities for many children. Twenty years More...
Aug. 15: First day of school
Sept. 5: Labor Day, schools closed
Sept. 23: Professional Day for teachers, schools closed
Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving break, schools closed
Dec. 19-30: Christmas break, schools closed
Jan. 2: Schools reopen after break
Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, schools closed
Feb. 20: Presidents Day, schools closed
March 20-24: Spring break, schools closed
April 3-13: Window to administer standardized tests
April 14: Good Friday, schools closed
May 26: Last day of school
This calendar includes 180 days of school with two More...
Planned Parenthood’s report shows increase in abortions
Don’t let misconceptions cause faith to waver
Seniors, whatever storms may come, Jesus will be there
Studio 3:16 offers new approach to teaching religion
After three decades, NLR principal plans to retire