Oliva addresses board on teacher licensure

Education chief suggests adding pathways

September 18, 2023 at 7:25 a.m.

by Cynthia Howell

Secretary of education Jacob Oliva talks to the press during a signing ceremony for the LEARNS act in the second floor rotunda of the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 8, 2023...(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)
Secretary of education Jacob Oliva talks to the press during a signing ceremony for the LEARNS act in the second floor rotunda of the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 8, 2023...(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)


Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva last week broached with state Board of Education members the idea of expanding the ways teacher candidates can attain state licensure besides taking qualifying tests.

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