Arkansas LEARNS

LEARNS Act requires retention for 2025-26, but the rules haven’t been written yet

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

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.

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.

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.

Arkansas’ attorney general rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would require identical standards for public and private schools that receive state funding.

Attorneys want to codify the ruling in a suit brought by students and teachers of Little Rock Central High's AP African American Studies class.

The group also discussed coaches’ ability to enter locker rooms under Act 317 of 2023.