LEARNS: Teachers
A new paradigm for Arkansas education begins Tuesday when Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul, the LEARNS Act, comes into effect.
by Neal Earley July 30, 2023The 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…
by Bill Bowden July 8, 2023CABOT -- State education officials are working on replacing the ACT Aspire with a standardized test specifically geared toward Arkansas students, Education Sec…
by Neal Earley May 23, 2023As school districts across Arkansas finalize contracts for teachers, bus drivers and other district employees before the start of the first school year under a…
by Josh Snyder May 15, 2023The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education has published the selection of individuals for three of six work groups that will provide ideas, ex…
by Cynthia Howell May 12, 2023The Arkansas Department of Education is presenting education leaders with guidance on how to comply with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' executive order from Jan.…
by Cynthia Howell May 10, 2023Three Phillips County residents and two public school advocates filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the LEARNS Act, aiming to stop the Marvell-Elaine School Dis…
by Neal Earley May 9, 2023Following the direction of newly elected Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, lawmakers this legislative session made education their top priority.
by Neal Earley May 8, 2023Arkansas education leaders on Friday authorized the tiny, state-controlled Marvell-Elaine School District to enter into a first-of-its-kind-in-Arkansas "transf…
by Cynthia Howell May 6, 2023The North Little Rock School District is preparing for how the Arkansas LEARNS Act will affect its teacher salary schedule for the coming school year.
by Paige Eichkorn May 1, 2023Little 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…
by Cynthia Howell April 17, 2023A 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…
by Josh Snyder April 15, 2023The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday took control of the 306-student Marvell-Elaine School District and directed Education Secretary Jacob Oliva to expl…
by Cynthia Howell April 14, 2023Springdale School District Superintendent Jared Cleveland reassured the School Board on Tuesday in light of changes coming as a result of the education overhau…
by Al Gaspeny April 13, 2023Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students aims to repeal Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' signature education legislation, the LEARNS Act, through a refe…
by Neal Earley April 12, 2023