Jonesboro, Arkansas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Education== ===Higher education=== [[Arkansas State University]] is located in Jonesboro. [[New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine]] maintains a second location on Arkansas State University's campus in Wilson Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyit.edu/arkansas |title=Jonesboro, Arkansas |website=New York Institute of Technology |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref> The Northeast Arkansas Career & Tech Center is also located in Jonesboro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://neactc.ss7.sharpschool.com/Home|title=Home|website=neactc.ss7.sharpschool.com}}</ref> ===Elementary and secondary education=== [[File:Dean B. Ellis Library, Arkansas State University (3 September 2005).jpg|thumb|The Dean B. Ellis Library at [[Arkansas State University]]'s main campus]] There are six public school districts operating within the city limits of Jonesboro:<ref name=Craigheadcoschoolmap>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05031_craighead/DC10SD_C05031_001.pdf |title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Craighead County, AR |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref> * [[Jonesboro School District]] * [[Valley View School District (Arkansas)|Valley View School District]] * [[Nettleton School District (Arkansas)|Nettleton School District]] * [[Westside Consolidated School District]] * [[Bay School District]] * [[Brookland School District]] Prior to [[School integration in the United States]], a separate set of schools was maintained for White and Black children. [[Booker T. Washington High School (Jonesboro, Arkansas)|Booker T. Washington High School]] provided education for Black children from surrounding areas under contract at until the schools were finally integrated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/booker-t-washington-high-school-11951/|access-date=2022-02-09|website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|language=en-US}}</ref> Jonesboro was a leader in educating African-American Children.{{who|date=March 2023}}{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page