Arkansas attorney general again rejects public education group’s ballot initiative
Arkansas’ attorney general on Thursday rejected for a second time a proposal to amend the state Constitution’s education clause. The proposed ballot initiative aims to hold private schools participating in the state’s new voucher program to the same standards as public schools. In his Thursday opinion, Attorney General Tim Griffin said he could not certify […]
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Education coalition unveils effort to amend Arkansas constitution
A grassroots coalition on Wednesday announced its intention to refer to the 2024 ballot a measure to amend the education clause of the Arkansas Constitution. Group members said they will file a proposed constitutional amendment and paperwork for their ballot question committee Thursday morning ahead of a noon press conference at the Arkansas Capitol. The […]
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Arkansas governor, education secretary to talk Arkansas LEARNS at JBU Monday morning
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva will host a town hall in Siloam Springs to discuss the LEARNS Act at 11 a.m. on Monday morning. Parts of the LEARNS Act have already started to be put into place in some schools in Arkansas. Last week, Attorney General Tim Griffin approved a […]
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