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Arkansas LEARNS Act signed into law
By: Shelby Mills FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Arkansas education bill, titled LEARNS Act, was signed into law. This law, proposed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, covers multiple aspects of education reformation, including teacher salary, school choice and more. Teacher Salary Teachers’ salary is the one aspect of the LEARNS Act most can agree on.…
Career Fair Scheduled to Help PROMISE Employees
By: Bradley Bullock FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A career fair has been scheduled for workers finishing up their fifth year in the PROMISE program. Employers from across the state will gather Thursday, May 10, at the Marriott of Little Rock to speak with PROMISE employees and accept job applications. PROMISE is a research program that was…
Department of Education Grades Schools
By: Ben Glodowski LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- The State Department of Education released the report cards for its public schools from 2016-17. The department compiles data each year as part of the Arkansas Every Student Succeeds Act. The act took effect in 2015, and it assigns each public school in the state a score, which translates…