Arkansas to reconsider $55.2 million in state funds for education cooperatives, Oliva says

State Rep. Jim Wooten, R-Beebe, asks a question during the pre-fiscal session budget hearing at the state Capitol on Thursday, March 3, 2024. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
State Rep. Jim Wooten, R-Beebe, asks a question during the pre-fiscal session budget hearing at the state Capitol on Thursday, March 3, 2024. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)

Arkansas Department of Education officials plan to re-evaluate the state funding that the department provides to 15 education cooperatives, and the funds could be reallocated, state Education Department Secretary Jacob Oliva told state lawmakers Thursday.

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