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LEARNS ballot effort saw myriad obstacles
Five days earlier, the Arkansas secretary of state had confirmed that a campaign to put Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ education overhaul on the ballot had come …
Arkansas LEARNS Act timeline
Track LEARNS from its beginnings to how the law is affecting education today.
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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…
Attorney general argues state Supreme Court should not dismiss LEARNS Act case as moot
The Arkansas attorney general's office fired back at plaintiffs in the LEARNS Act lawsuit Friday, arguing the state Supreme Court should not dismiss the case a…
Group’s petition to put LEARNS Act on ballot falls short of signatures requirement
An effort to put Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul law to a referendum failed to get enough signatures, the Arkansas secretary of state's office …
More than 80 of Arkansas' private and parochial schools apply for vouchers
More than 80 of Arkansas' private and parochial schools have applied to date to participate in the state's new Educational Freedom Account Program, enabling el…
State lawmakers approve emergency rules for private school vouchers under LEARNS Act
State lawmakers endorsed Monday emergency rules for private school vouchers under the LEARNS Act as the state readies for the law to take effect in about two w…
State takes over Marvell-Elaine schools
The state Department of Education will take over day-to-day operations of the Marvell-Elaine School District because of a judge's June 30 decision that the Ark…
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