Request is denied in voucher lawsuit
Education Board sets work session
LEARNS: Vouchers & Charters
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Subscriber ExclusiveAttorney general’s office argues that plaintiffs are wrong about LEARNS voucher funding
The Arkansas attorney general's office has asked a Pulaski County circuit judge to dismiss a June 11 lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Educa…
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Subscriber ExclusiveConditions of voucher programs similar to Arkansas’ efforts varied
As Arkansas expands its publicly funded private school voucher system, now in its second year of accepting applications, the condition of similar programs and …
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Subscriber ExclusiveArkansas Education Board OKs testing programs, accrediting agencies for private schools getting state funds
The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday approved two dozen standardized testing systems and about the same number of school accrediting agencies for use by…
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4 file suit seeking to halt school voucher program, calling LEARNS provision unconstitutional
A group of Arkansas citizens has asked a Pulaski County circuit judge to stop what they say is the state's unconstitutional Educational Freedom Account that pr…
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Subscriber ExclusiveState clears 106 private schools for voucher cash
A total of 106 private schools have been approved so far, and 13 more are waiting in the wings for the go-ahead, to participate in the Arkansas Educational Fre…
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Subscriber Exclusive6,000 more applicants approved for Arkansas school vouchers; total for 2024-25 now 11,500
Just over 7,000 new student applications for the state's Educational Freedom Accounts program, a publicly funded private school voucher system, have been submi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveDraft rules for state-funded private school voucher program available for review, public hearing scheduled for May 22
Draft rules for the long-term operation of Arkansas' Educational Freedom Accounts, or state-funded private school voucher program, are now posted on a state Di…
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Subscriber ExclusiveApplication period for LEARNS Act education voucher program starts Monday
The application period opens Monday for 2024-25 student participation in the state's expanded Educational Freedom Account program that provides taxpayer fundin…
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Subscriber Exclusive5 companies have submitted proposals to be the next Arkansas LEARNS voucher vendor
Five companies submitted proposals by last week's deadline to manage the distribution of millions of dollars in state funds to private schools and other servic…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEducation Board reviews Arkansas LEARNS Act components with state officials
Moves by the state toward merit teacher pay, expanded school choice options, a new student testing program and a reconfigured A-to-F school grading system were…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLEARNS Act voucher request period to open in April
The application period will open in April for Arkansas families that want to attain for the first time state-funded vouchers of more than $6,800 per year for t…
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Sanders tells Christian school leaders some aspects of LEARNS Act will be ‘fluid’
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders met Monday with heads of Christian schools around the state for a brief question-and-answer session.
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Subscriber ExclusiveGroup resubmits ballot language for proposal on Arkansas private-school standards
The group behind a proposed constitutional amendment to require private schools that receive government dollars to follow the same standards as public schools …
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Schools seek waivers of state laws, rules
The Arkansas Board of Education will consider at its meeting Friday requests for waivers of some state laws and rules from the Marvell-Elaine School District, …
