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LEARNS Act requires retention for 2025-26, but the rules haven’t been written yet
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The district is considering closing Carver Elementary, but will hold off for public comment.
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Like with the 2023-2024 school year, most of the money is going to kids already enrolled in private schools.
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Attorneys for the state are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' ban on teaching "indoctrination" and Critical Race Theory.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Arkansas’ attorney general rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would require identical standards for public and private schools that receive state funding.
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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.
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The group also discussed coaches’ ability to enter locker rooms under Act 317 of 2023.