March 2, 2023

Rep. Keith Brooks (left), House sponsor of the education bill, speaks with Rep. Fred Allen, D-Little Rock, during debate over the measure Thursday in the House. Before the vote, Brooks called the bill “the beginning of a transformation which makes a covenant with teachers, with families and most of all, with students in our great land of opportunity.” More photos at arkansasonline.com/33learns/.
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)