Two-Way: Education Commissioner Johnny Key On LRSD's Future Under New Leadership

KUAR | By Jacob Kauffman

Published April 28, 2016 at 4:40 PM CDT

File. Education Commissioner Johnny Key speaking to reporters in the state Capitol building.

Education Commissioner Johnny Key is sticking with his decision to bring in Bentonville's Michael Poore as superintendent for the state-controlled Little Rock School District. KUAR's Jacob Kauffman spoke to Key about trust, an academic vision, charter schools, segregation, and school closings.

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