Ryan McGeeny

Education reporter

Bentonville Senior Publishes iPhone Application

-- By Ryan McGeeny Posted: November 21, 2009 4:01 a.m.

Scott Bedwell, a Bentonville High School senior, essentially exhausted the school district’s computer science curriculum by the time he completed 10th grade. Nonetheless, he continues to achieve in the field of computer and technology.

Parents’ Public Comments Temporarily Quashed

-- By Ryan McGeeny Posted: November 17, 2009 4:06 a.m.

Four parents of autistic children were asked to curb their public comments during the monthly meeting of the Bentonville School District board Monday evening.

Community College Celebrates International Culture Throughout Week

-- By Ryan McGeeny Posted: November 17, 2009 3:53 a.m.

About a dozen students at NorthWest Arkansas Community College took the opportunity Monday to hear from native French speakers about their homelands — none of which happened to be France.

Many Unable To Serve

GROUP UNSETTLED ABOUT STATE’S RECRUITING POOL

-- By Ryan McGeeny Posted: November 16, 2009 4:35 a.m.

Retired military off cers sounded the alarm last week that about 75 percent of Americans age 17-24 are unfit to serve in the U.S. Military.

Putting A Stop To Red-Light Runners

VEHICULAR SAFETY AROUND SCHOOL BUSSES A GROWING CONCERN

-- By Ryan McGeeny Posted: November 15, 2009 4:29 a.m.

By the time Carla Kirkland took up acting as an ad-hoc crossing guard twice a day, she was at her wits’ end.

Bentonville District Sets Standards

National Curriculum Guidance to be Release Soon

-- By Ryan McGeeny Posted: November 15, 2009 4:14 a.m.

Two national education coalitions announced last week the U.S. Department of Education is a step closer to offering a new framework for standardized K-12 assessments.

Vehicle Storage In Budget

SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO GET $50,000 FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

-- By Ryan McGeeny Posted: November 2, 2009 5:32 a.m.

Benton County Sheriff’s Office vehicles — from those used in the line of duty to those seized as a result of arrests — will get a little relief from the elements in 2010.