5,000 students get vouchers from Arkansas' Educational Freedom Account program
Arkansas' new Educational Freedom Account program of public funding for tuition and other private school costs is funding about 5,000 students and can take 1,5…
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WATCH | Fountain Lake School District terminates teacher in public hearing
FOUNTAIN LAKE -- During its Nov. 13 monthly board meeting, the Fountain Lake School Board voted 5-0 to terminate the employment of elementary school teacher Me…
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Arkansas Board of Education OKs public comment for rules on private school voucher payments
The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday voted to approve for public comment rules that establish a process for the distribution of state funds to the priva…
Arkansas LEARNS Act timeline
Track LEARNS from its beginnings to how the law is affecting education today.
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Oliva addresses board on teacher licensure
Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva last week broached with state Board of Education members the idea of expanding the ways teacher candidates can attain …
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LEARNS Act implementation ongoing, Arkansas education secretary tells board
Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva on Friday offered assurances to the state Board of Education that much work has been done and more is underway to carr…
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Arkansas schools set to require community service
New community service requirements high school students must meet to graduate take effect this year, but school district officials say there are questions abou…
Public comments divided on rules for LEARNS Act’s private school voucher program
A hearing Friday evening on draft rules for carrying out the state's new Educational Freedom Account Program drew almost 40 people who were split on the taxpay…
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School vouchers to be used outside of Arkansas
A private school in Tennessee is among the more than 90 private schools authorized by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to accept Ark…
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2023-24 school year kicks off Monday amid changes, innovations in Arkansas education
The 2023-24 school year that begins Monday for most kindergarten-through-12th grade students will be a baseline year for myriad changes and innovations in Arka…
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