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Attorney 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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Arkansas releases second draft of rules for LEARNS Act’s required community service from public high school grads
The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education has -- for a second time -- released for public review a set of draft rules for the LEARNS Act requ…
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Conditions 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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Arkansas 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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State awards 3,000 Arkansas teachers merit pay ranging up to $10,000
A total of 3,000 teachers in Arkansas will receive as much as $10,000 in merit pay, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Department of Education Secretary …
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6,000 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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State 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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Arkansas seeks to be a national policy leader in retaining teachers
Arkansas has put into place initiatives to enlarge its pool of kindergarten through 12th grade teachers, positioning the state to be "one to learn from" as pol…
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, …
Arkansas LEARNS Act timeline
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