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Districts can extend school days to cope with inclement weather closures.
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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.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed former Republican state Rep. Ken Bragg to the Arkansas Board of Education.
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The Arkansas State Board of Education removed the Marvell-Elaine School District’s superintendent and limited-authority board during a special meeting Friday.
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Plaintiffs argue the law is not in effect because emergency clause requirements weren’t met.
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The school district will keep its name, but Marvell-Elaine will enter into a “transformation contract” with a charter school company.
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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.
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The state education commissioner will oversee Marvell-Elaine schools until a new contract is approved.
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The rural Phillips County district is scheduled to be consolidated with another district this summer due to low enrollment.
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The Arkansas State Board of Education has unanimously passed a motion that will move toward local control of a unified Little Rock School District after…