Culture
Arkansas committee greenlights bill creating obscenity standards for libraries(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee gave a “do pass” recommendation Monday to a bill that would penalize librarians who knowingly distribute what is deemed obscene material. Read More
Legislation
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveils historic education reformsGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveiled a series of major education reforms, including universal school choice, after anticipating the plan Tuesday in her response to President Biden’s State of the… Read More
Public Education
Huckabee Sanders says Biden administration ‘doubling down on crazy,’ teases education plan for Arkansas(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Joe Biden’s administration is hijacked by the “radical left” and called for a new generation of Republican leadership in… Read More
Culture
Arkansas Senate passes bill classifying drag shows as adult entertainment(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would classify drag shows as an adult business and bans the performances from public property. The… Read More
Culture, Legislation
Study finds majority of parents considered switching schools for their kids; many want more informationIn the past year, more than half of parents considered a different school for their children, a new study revealed. Rates were highest among African… Read More
Culture, Legislation
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders supports parents and school choice with executive orderArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed her first executive order toward “bold conservative education reform.” Sanders signed the order, called Arkansas LEARNS, after being inaugurated on Tuesday. Read More
Public Education
Former teacher’s assistant pleads guilty in child pornography case(Daily Caller) – A former teacher’s assistant in Little Rock, Arkansas pleaded guilty to three counts of child pornography charges on Tuesday. Augustus Shenker, who formerly worked at Miss Selma’s… Read More
Legislation
Arkansas lawmakers haggle over teacher pay(The Center Square) – Lawmakers on the Senate and House Education Committees agree Arkansas teachers should get a pay raise, but just how much remains up for discussion. The education committees… Read More
Courts
Hutchinson: Proposed Title IX changes violate Arkansas law, bad for girls sports(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday a proposed change to the Title IX rule would “undermine” girls sports and “violate the letter of Title IX itself.”… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas lawmakers question claims of teacher shortages(The Center Square) – Members of the Arkansas Legislative Council grilled officials from the Department of Education on Thursday after they asked for a rule change on teacher licenses. … Read More
Public Education
Hutchinson said Legislature didn’t support spending surplus on teacher raises(The Center Square) – Arkansas legislators designated a $1.6 billion surplus for tax breaks and school safety grants but did not take up teacher pay raises in a special session… Read More
Public Education
Hutchinson tags surplus for tax relief, school safety grants(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is asking lawmakers to pass reductions in the corporate and income taxes and establish a $50 million grant program for school safety… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas Senate Democrats want $600 million of surplus for teacher pay(The Center Square) – Arkansas Senate Democrats want to use $600 million of the state’s $1.6 billion surplus to increase teacher salaries. The Raise Act introduced Friday would raise the… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas school safety panel revisits hardening campuses(The Center Square) – The Arkansas School Safety Commission reconvened Tuesday to evaluate progress on its recommendations first made in 2018. It’s the second meeting the commission had held this… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas panel looks to harden schools(The Center Square) – An Arkansas state panel resurrected to recommend school safety measures in light of a mass shooting in Texas is underway. The newly reinstated Arkansas… Read More
Public Education
Hutchinson reinstates Arkansas School Safety Commission(The Center Square) – Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued an executive order Friday reinstating the state’s School Safety Commission. “The recent violence in Texas was a stark reminder that… Read More