Arkansas Board of Education

The Harmony Grove School District previously rejected an autistic student asking to attend the school.

Private schools getting tax money will be accountable to a testing protocol approved by the state Board of Education on Thursday.

Districts can extend school days to cope with inclement weather closures.

Leigh Keener, a teacher and close personal friend of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was tapped Friday to serve on the Arkansas State Board of Education.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed former Republican state Rep. Ken Bragg to the Arkansas Board of Education.

The Arkansas State Board of Education removed the Marvell-Elaine School District’s superintendent and limited-authority board during a special meeting Friday.

Plaintiffs argue the law is not in effect because emergency clause requirements weren’t met.

The school district will keep its name, but Marvell-Elaine will enter into a “transformation contract” with a charter school company.

If approved, the contract between the public school district and the charter management company would be the first of its kind under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ signature LEARNS Act.

The state education commissioner will oversee Marvell-Elaine schools until a new contract is approved.