Federal judge schedules hearing in Arkansas LEARNS lawsuit • Arkansas Advocate
A federal judge on Wednesday a preliminary injunction hearing for April 30 in a case challenging the constitutionality of a portion of the LEARNS Act that bans “indoctrination” in public schools. Little Rock Central High School parents, students and a teacher involved in an AP African American Studies pilot course that received scrutiny for potentially […]
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New judge assigned to federal lawsuit challenging Arkansas LEARNS Act • Arkansas Advocate
U.S. District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky will replace a judge who recused herself from a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a section of the LEARNS Act that prohibits “indoctrination” in Arkansas schools. Chief U.S. District Judge Kristine G. Baker recused herself Tuesday, a day after the case was filed in the U.S. District Court […]
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Central High families, teacher file federal lawsuit over Arkansas LEARNS Act ‘indoctrination’ ban • Arkansas Advocate
A federal lawsuit filed Monday challenges the constitutionality of a section of the LEARNS Act that prohibits “indoctrination” in Arkansas schools and asks the court to block its enforcement. Civil rights attorneys Mike Laux and Austin Porter Jr. filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on behalf of […]
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Arkansas educators examine revised AP African American Studies curriculum
Arkansas schools offering an AP African American Studies pilot are examining course revisions released Wednesday as they consider whether to offer the class next year, pending state approval. College Board, the organization that administers Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams, asked experts to revisit the course “amid intense public debate over the course,” according to […]
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Arkansas Schools Will Still Offer AP African American Studies
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas, right, walks with Jacob Oliva, Arkansas education secretary, prior to unveiling the Arkansas LEARNS education bill at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg (Getty Images) Even though the Arkansas Department of Education discredited AP African American Studies earlier this […]
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Arkansas schools defy state, vow to continue offering AP African American Studies as local elective
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press Thu, August 17th 2023, 10:15 PM UTC An angry mob of more than 1,000 white people made their way to the front of Little Rock Central High School where nine African American students were being escorted inside during integration. A number of white students even jumped out of windows […]
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