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Dozens of coaches are preparing to help Arkansas students meet literacy standards outlined in the LEARNS Act, an expansive new education law backed by the governor.
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An AP African American Studies pilot course will be offered to completion during the 2023-24 academic year despite an ongoing review of curriculum materials, state officials told Arkansas lawmakers Tuesday.
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Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva wrote to leaders of six Arkansas schools on Monday with the most specific concerns yet about the AP African American Studies course.
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The Education Department removed the class from the state’s approved course list late last week.
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The class was removed from a list of approved courses Friday, days before the start of the academic year, and can only be taken for local credit.
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Citizens of Arkansas for Public Education and Students now believes it collected enough signatures to continue its effort to repeal the LEARNS Act through a 2024 ballot referendum.
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The referendum effort fell less than 500 signatures short of the 54,422 it needed to have a chance to qualify for the November 2024 ballot.
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CAPES worked late into Sunday night collecting and counting signatures to get a measure on the ballot stopping LEARNS from going into effect.
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Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students has to collect thousands of signatures by the end of July.
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The governor appointed Cory Cox to the Arkansas Supreme Court for the LEARNS Act case that recently appointed Justice Cody Hiland recused from.