Education and Opportunity

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) spoke at the Induction Ceremony for the Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Downtown Center. The induction ceremony honored the 12 African American men who were convicted of murder in 1919 during the Elaine Massacre and later exonerated. … Read more »

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Westerman backs dyslexia month; Cotton recognizes '50s MIA Arkansan; Senator at briefing on vets' suicides Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 10/27/19 Westerman backs dyslexia month WASHINGTON -- An Arkansas Republican, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs, introduced a resolution last week designating October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. A fellow… Read more »

Let Prisoners Use Pell Grants Education Next 10/23/19 “Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars.” – Dale Carnegie Carnegie’s words metaphorically capture two distinctly different perspectives of inmates contemplating release from prison. What can make the difference for inmates facing an uncertain future both in and after prison? The surprising… Read more »

President to appoint Sarah Huckabee Sanders as member of Fulbright board Arkansas Democrat Gazette 10/21/19 WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump plans to appoint a former press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, to serve on the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the White House announced last week. The 12-member body oversees the Fulbright Program, which… Read more »

A Democrat and a Republican ask, 'Can we be friends again?' The Hill 10/15/19 We are political adversaries of a sort. One of us chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, while the other chaired the National Republican Campaign Committee. We differ on impeachment. We are not naive enough to believe there is any way of reconciling our opinions on these issues. We do,… Read more »

Education News: 10.11.19 Times Record 10/11/19 Southside Quiz Bowl team ranked The Southside Quiz Bowl team was ranked second among 7A schools in a preseason poll of participating Arkansas Governor’s Quiz Bowl Association coaches, according to a news release. Other top ranked teams include Conway, Fayetteville Little Rock Central and Bryant. The poll was administered by… Read more »

South Arkansas students part of Sen. Boozman's Congressional Youth Cabinet Magnolia Reporter 10/10/19 WASHINGTON – Arkansas high school students are exploring and offering solutions to national issues as members of U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s Congressional Youth Cabinet. The program is in its third year and seeks to expose students to the legislative process and opportunities for… Read more »

Hill helps form new bipartisan House Entrepreneurship Caucus The Ripon Advance 10/04/2019 U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) joined a bipartisan contingent of colleagues in launching the House Entrepreneurship Caucus, which aims to spur the growth of new startup businesses across the United States. “I’m pleased to partner with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle as co-chair of… Read more »

Hill offers bipartisan legislation to help criminal offenders re-enter society The Ripon Advance 9/17/19 U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Sept. 9 sponsored a bipartisan bill to establish a pilot grant program at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that would provide educational programs to offenders reentering society following their incarceration. “Education… Read more »

Little Rock to tackle crime with $1.2M in grants Arkansas Democrat Gazette 9/17/19 Little Rock plans to use more than $1.2 million in grant funding to expand its gun crimes, victims' advocacy and domestic violence units, the city announced Monday. Money from the grants will allow the Little Rock Police Department to implement an in-house ballistics information system, add six… Read more »