Arkansas Board of Education
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Names Gary Arnold to Board of Education, Announces Other Appointments
Arnold is a private school educator who spent 16 years as the head of Little Rock Christian Academy. read more >
Arkansas Foodbank Announces New CEO (Movers & Shakers)
Brian Burton has been named CEO, effective Oct. 10. read more >
Lisa Hunter, Jeff Wood Appointed to Arkansas Board of Education
She's a banker from White Hall and he's a Little Rock attorney. read more >
State Board, Returning Local Control, Ends Contract with Little Rock Teachers Union
The Arkansas Board of Education strips the collective bargaining power of the Little Rock teachers' union, sparking fears of a strike even as the panel voted to return local control of the schools to a board that will be elected in November 2020. read more >
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Plan for Little Rock Schools Stokes Fears About Segregation
A plan to only grant Little Rock partial control of its schools is drawing complaints that the district may further segregate, and a push to end the local teachers union's bargaining power is stirring fears of more instability. read more >
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Arkansas School Board Waives Employee Protections for 2 Districts
The Arkansas Board of Education vote to waive employee protections for two school districts under state control, despite complaints from teachers and community leaders. read more >
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Susan Harriman To Lead ForwARd Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)
Susan Bonesteel Harriman has been named executive director of ForwARd Arkansas, a partnership of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Walton Family Foundation and Arkansas Board of Education that aims to improve public education in Arkansas. read more >
A Common Core Rebrand (Editorial)
The Common Core standards last week survived a review by a council assembled by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. We think the standards survived. Well, actually, it was a little hard to tell. read more >
That Got Their Attention (Editorial)
The State Board of Education’s vote last week to take control of the Little Rock School District away from its elected board members may have disappointed some, but it shouldn’t have surprised many. As the Lakeview case taught us in the last decade, the state government ultimately has the responsibility to provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities to all Arkansas schoolchildren, and it has stepped in to manage a number of school districts when needed. read more >
ForwARd Arkansas Conducts Survey, Plans Study of State Schools
ForwARd Arkansas is asking educators, parents, students and other stakeholders to complete a survey on how to prepare Arkansas students for success in college and the workplace. read more >
FASTER Arkansas: Beebe Gathers Education, Tech Leaders To Evaluate K-12 Internet Needs
Members of FASTER Arkansas — Gov. Mike Beebe’s new task force — are working to determine just how much broadband is needed by schools to participate in Common Core, a controversial education piece pushed by the National Governors Association. read more >
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