State to do LEARNS guidance for districts
The Arkansas Department of Education is presenting education leaders with guidance on how to comply with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' executive order from Jan.…
LEARNS: Teachers
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Lawsuit filed challenging LEARNS Act in effort to stop charter takeover of Marvell-Elaine School District
Three Phillips County residents and two public school advocates filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the LEARNS Act, aiming to stop the Marvell-Elaine School Dis…
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Supporters, opponents reflect on passage of Arkansas education overhaul
Following the direction of newly elected Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, lawmakers this legislative session made education their top priority.
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'Transformation contract' authorized for state-controlled Marvell-Elaine School District
Arkansas education leaders on Friday authorized the tiny, state-controlled Marvell-Elaine School District to enter into a first-of-its-kind-in-Arkansas "transf…
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North Little Rock School District weighs teacher salaries under state law
The North Little Rock School District is preparing for how the Arkansas LEARNS Act will affect its teacher salary schedule for the coming school year.
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Little Rock School District leaders talk LEARNS ramifications
Little Rock School District leaders late last week dived into the new Arkansas LEARNS Act and what it will mean in terms of employee salary schedules and opera…
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Oliva: New LEARNS website to be ‘1-stop shop’ for information on education overhaul
A new website meant to be a "one-stop shop" for Arkansans looking for information about the state's education overhaul is now publicly available, Arkansas' edu…
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State takes over Marvell-Elaine schools
The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday took control of the 306-student Marvell-Elaine School District and directed Education Secretary Jacob Oliva to expl…
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Springdale superintendent says district will be fine amid LEARNS Act changes
Springdale School District Superintendent Jared Cleveland reassured the School Board on Tuesday in light of changes coming as a result of the education overhau…
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Group plans to pursue repeal of Sanders’ LEARNS Act through referendum
Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students aims to repeal Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' signature education legislation, the LEARNS Act, through a refe…
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Arkansas LEARNS Act stirs Jefferson County superintendents' reaction
When Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed her education overhaul package known as the LEARNS Act, formerly Senate Bill 294, on March 8, superintendents …
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Worry, optimism expressed as superintendents in Arkansas prepare for LEARNS’ impact
As school district leaders in Arkansas look ahead to their first year under the LEARNS Act, many have expressed a mix of optimism and wariness over what change…
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State says it will fund LEARNS raises, but districts in Arkansas worry over additional costs
Although the LEARNS Act will increase public school teachers' minimum salaries to at least $50,000 and give $2,000 raises, districts must decide for themselves…
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Work groups to develop rules for LEARNS’ implementation
As districts in Arkansas prepare for the implementation of the LEARNS Act, six work groups are being assembled by the state Department of Education to develop …
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Arkansas teacher union chief says answers on education overhaul 'are in short supply'
Arkansas Education Association President Carol B. Fleming said Thursday that people who watched Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva's virtual “town hall” …
