Public Education
Arkansas poised to become fifth state to require school instruction on pre-birth baby developmentArkansas will soon ensure its public-school students learn about prenatal baby development. The state House passed legislation this week to direct the state’s Department of Education… Read More
Government
Arkansas to allow Christian adoption and foster care groups to bypass same-sex homes(The Washington Stand) – An Arkansas bill prohibiting state officials from forcing faith-based adoption and foster care organizations from placing children in homes that go against an agency’s religious or moral… Read More
Government
Arkansas approves Classic Learning Test for use in college admissionsAmerica is having a renaissance of classical education, and the Classic Learning Test – an alternative to the SAT and ACT – is no exception. Founded in 2015 and designed… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas public schools to teach annual gun safety courses beginning next yearPublic and charter schools in Arkansas will begin providing annual gun safety courses starting next year. House Bill 1117, signed into law March 4 by Gov. Read More
Government
Arkansas bill that would teach fetal development in schools gaining tractionArkansas lawmakers want to give elementary schoolers a more pro-life education. The state’s House Education Committee Tuesday voted to advance the Baby Olivia Act (HB1180) along party lines; Republicans supported… Read More
Christian Schools
Real faces of school choice: Scholarship program fulfills educational dream of Arkansas familyWhen Adriana Vaughan decided she wanted to keep her son from “the agenda” in government schools, she faced two options: homeschool the boy or place him in private school. With… Read More
Government
AR Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts school choice success, announces higher-ed reformsArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders commemorated her achievement in K-12 education reform in her 2025 State of the State address Tuesday, also announcing her plans for… Read More
Government
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes big investment in ‘promise’ of education freedomArkansas would invest heavily in its growing school choice program under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ 2025-2026 budget proposal. “Budgets show our priorities and deliver on the promises we all spent… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas has over 20,000 applicants for second year of universal school choiceArkansas’ universal school choice program is thriving in its second year with over 20,000 applicants. The Arkansas LEARNS website shows a total of 20,190 applications for… Read More
Public Education
Sarah Huckabee Sanders explains why being a mother of school-aged children makes her a better governorAfter spearheading one of the nation’s biggest investments in education, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proud of what she accomplished – and excited for the future. “We believe that every… Read More
Public Education
School choice experts defend Arkansas’ universal school choice program on panelSchool choice continues to be a hot topic in Arkansas. Educators and policy gurus nationwide know the current education system isn’t working for most kids, but they don’t all agree… Read More
Public Education
Private schools receiving education voucher funds not subject to open records requests, Arkansas AG saysArkansas private schools that accept state school choice funds are not subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, according to an opinion released by Attorney… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Dr. John McWilliams uses nature to reveal God’s invisible attributesWith creation as his science classroom, Dr. John McWilliams lets God do most of the talking, despite the teacher’s vast experience and soothing south Arkansas drawl. The briefly retired biology… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas public schools could soon receive Educational Freedom Account funds(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Legislative Council will consider a rule allowing public schools to receive money from the state’s Educational Freedom Accounts. An ALC subcommittee recommended approval of… Read More
Courts
Fourteen states back Arkansas in lawsuit over LEARNS Act(The Center Square) – Arkansas is getting help from other states in its defense of an injunction that halted a portion of the LEARNS Act. U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Sanders introduces pilot program to reduce cell phone use in Arkansas public schools(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is including a plan to limit cell phone use in schools as part of a mental health pilot program. The governor… Read More
Culture
Griffin tells abortion pill companies to stop advertising in Arkansas(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said Tuesday he sent cease and desist letters to two abortion pill companies advertising in the state. “Abortions are prohibited in… Read More
Courts
Griffin says process to change Title IX law is outlined on Schoolhouse Rock(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are leading four other state attorney generals in the latest lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s changes to the… Read More
Public Education
Eight more states join resistance to Biden’s ‘illegal’ expansion of Title IX to include transgenderismArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order Thursday directing educational institutions to follow state, not federal, guidance on sex discrimination under Title IX. At least eight states have… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas will sue Biden administration if state is challenged over Title IX(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Arkansas would sue the Biden administration if it pulls education funding over Title IX. The governor signed an executive order… Read More