Lincoln Named Opportunity Culture® Model School

From Washington County Enterprise-Leader, June 16, 2021, by Lynn Kutter

Lincoln Middle School helped to pilot a new program during the 2019-20 school year, and for 2021, it has been named a model school for the program.

The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education with the state department of education recently announced that Lincoln Middle School and Forrest City Junior High School had both been named a 2021 Arkansas Opportunity Culture® Model School for their efforts to “improve student access to a high-quality education by extending the reach of excellent teachers to more students.”

In a news release about the awards, Johnny Key, education department secretary, said both schools “have demonstrated their commitment to the model and are seeing great success as a result. I congratulate the educators and administrators for a job well done.” Read more…

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