Arkansas Education

The district is considering closing Carver Elementary, but will hold off for public comment.

Little Rock School Superintendent Jermall Wright said the district is hemorrhaging students and money in a speech Thursday.

Like with the 2023-2024 school year, most of the money is going to kids already enrolled in private schools.

Attorneys for the state are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' ban on teaching "indoctrination" and Critical Race Theory.

Five companies, three of whom have applied previously, responded to a request for proposals to administer Arkansas’ school voucher program after the state fired a previous vendor.

A charter school company called IOTA Community Schools was given state approval to build two new schools in Southwest Little Rock.

The Arkansas Department of Education is seeking a new company to help administer the state’s school voucher program after terminating a contract with its current vendor.

Controversial board member Vicki Hatter was censured by her colleagues, while Sandrekkia Morning said she is stepping down.

Arkansas’ attorney general has approved a proposal that would require public and private schools that receive state funds to be held to the same standards.

A total of eight schools in the Little Rock School District are now considered community schools, providing wrap-around services to students and families.