Federal funds helped Arkansas childcare providers stay afloat, but staffing struggles continue
Sherrie Gillespie wasn’t sure if the daycare center she runs in Monticello would survive the COVID-19 pandemic. “I may have stayed open, but I know I would have had to cut some services in order to maintain payroll and pay bills,” she said. Thanks to $445,000 in federal grant funds, Head of the Class Childcare […]
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Both sides respond on Arkansas teacher pay bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Both the Arkansas House and Senate Democrats continue to push for higher teacher pay and filed a bill on Thursday, Jan 28 called the RAISE Act of 2023 according to our content-sharing partner. Both Republicans and Democrats said they want higher teacher salaries, but the way to do it is […]
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Arkansas governor recommends school funding increase
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday recommended that lawmakers increase public school funding by $550 million over the next two years to raise teacher pay, as the Republican prepares to leave office in January. Hutchinson presented his budget recommendations to a legislative panel days after Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders was elected […]
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Arkansas Democrats release plan to give teachers ‘immediate and sustainable’ raise
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — On July 28, Arkansas House and Senate Democrats released a plan to raise teacher salaries by $4,000 and raise the minimum teacher salary from $36,000 to $42,000. According to a press release, the “Raising Arkansas’s Investment in Schools and Educators (RAISE) Act” would use $600 million from the estimated $1.6 […]
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Potential bonus for Arkansas teachers could hurt smaller schools
MAMMOTH SPRING, Ark. (KAIT) – Since the beginning of July, teacher pay increases have been a hot-button topic across the state. Multiple state legislators have spoken out, asking teachers to contact their school board members and superintendents and ask the same questions. On Thursday, July 21, the Arkansas Legislative Council voted to recommend a $5,000 […]
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Arkansas teachers push for better pay at state Capitol
Educators rallied for raises at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock Thursday.The teachers are asking lawmakers to use the $1.6 billion surplus the state has to increase pay for teachers across the state. Legislators will meet in August in a special session on how to spend that money.The minimum salary for teachers in Arkansas […]
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