Thousands of teachers and supporters are gathering in Oklahoma City at the capitol for a second week a fter several tax-increasing bills passed the state's legislature last week . While the legislation that has passed so far funds, raises, and pumps more money into public education, the Oklahoma Education Association announced it will continue to push for the $500 million in funding the union originally demanded before the walkout started April 2. The OEA specifically wants legislators to repeal

Pettigrew, a community in Madison County, might not be as thriving as it once was, but the town's history will be celebrated again Saturday. Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette gives us the details.

A seminar this summer on the University of Arkansas campus will invite honors students from many different majors to work together to consider a public space on campus. We talk with Carl Smith, an associate professor of landscape architecture and Edmund Harris, a clinical assistant professor of mathematics about the seminar. They'll also deliver a public talk about the seminar at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in Gearhart Hall Auditorium on the U of A campus.

A Monday roundup includes a gender pay gap in Arkansas, high rankings for University of Arkansas degrees awarded to minority students and a weekend sweep for the Razorback baseball team.

During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, University of Arkansas student Gillian Gullett is carrying a sheet with her on campus as part of a campaign called Don't Keep It Under Cover . Gullett draws on a personal experience and says she wants to end the stigma that surrounds speaking out about sexual assault. She says she also wants the university to provide more resources to sexual assault survivors and a fairer process for victims under Title IX. The University of Arkansas provided the following

In today's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report , we get a look at residential construction numbers for Benton and Washington counties for the first few months of the year. We also get a look at the redevelopment of a former hotel in Fayetteville, and we also look at how the region's continued population growth has fueled demand for affordable housing.

Farmers and landowners in the Ozarks traditionally have burned forests and fields to clear debris this time of year. However, dry and windy conditions can quickly turn controlled burns into wildfires. State laws regulate controlled burning and prohibit such fires from getting out of control, but officials say citations are rarely issued because of a scarcity of hard evidence and eyewitnesses willing to come forward. We speak with state forester Joe Fox, a Carroll County judge, an Arkansas

Keesha Middlemass is an associate professor of Political Science at Trinity University in San Antonio. She studies the challenges facing convicted felons when they attempt to reenter society upon their release from prison. Middlemass is the author of the book Convicted and Condemned: The Politics and Policies of Prisoner Reentry . She recently spoke on the University of Arkansas campus and also visited us.

When she first came to our studio in 2013, Ashtyn Barbaree was a teenager performing with Farmer and the Markets, a quartet that often plays cover songs at the Fayetteville Farmers Market. Today, the 21-year-old is preparing to release her debut album. She'll perform at a CD release party April 18 at Stage 18.

Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has some less traditional entertainment options including African Night at UAFS, the NWA Gem and Mineral Society’ s spring show in Siloam Springs, and the Limelight Music Festival at Bentonville Brewing Company.