Arkansas Department of Education

9/24/2025 5:09:03 AM

Child care centers face financial crisis as state slashes key funding without warning.

Unexpected Cuts to School Readiness Funding Leave Arkansas Child Care Providers ReelingArkansas child care providers are facing a sudden financial crisis following an unanticipated reduction in state ...

2/17/2025 10:15:27 PM

Senate Education Committee pushes controversial public school curriculum bill amid McCarthy-era echoes.

Arkansas Senate Pushes Controversial Public School Curriculum BillIn a move that has sparked heated debate across the state, the Arkansas Senate Education Committee has advanced a new bill that critic...

3/18/2024 11:22:19 PM

Dem-Gaz goes into state's purge of school products on race and civil liberties

Jacob Oliva and Sarah Sanders Brian Chilson Back in the really first days of Gov. Sarah Sanders' administration, in January 2023, she signed a series of executive orders that set the tone for ...

11/16/2023 11:21:51 PM

Voucher-mad Arkansas Department of Education utilizes public platform to promote private Christian school

The Arkansas Department of Education today released a video promoting Cornerstone Christian Academy, a K-12 independent school in the southeast Arkansas town of Tillar. At Cornerstone Christian A...

8/21/2023 10:18:05 PM

Arkansas to check AP African American Studies lesson plans for proof of important race theory, indoctrination

Central High NAACP chapter President Madison Tucker speaks out in March of this year versus what she said will be a silencing of Black history under the Arkansas LEARNS costs. How did she know? B...

8/16/2023 10:46:15 PM

LRSD sticks to AP African American Studies, other districts stay mum

The 95 students at Little Rock Central High enrolled in AP African American Studies can keep their schedules intact. The Little Rock School District will use the class for full Advanced Placemen...

5/26/2023 2:27:13 PM

Bully strategies in Marvell-Elaine goal to smother opposition to school privatization

The first thing Secretary Jacob Oliva did before the Marvell-Elaine School District got in a contract with the Friendship Education Foundation? Fire everybody. It's one part of state leaders'...

2/18/2025 11:54:47 PM

Library Director Degree Requirement May Be Dropped in New Bill by 'Book Ban Dan'" – Explore the latest legislative push and its impact on local

# Is the End of Degree Requirements for Library Directors a Step Forward or a Threat to Literacy?In a move that has sparked heated debate across Arkansas, state lawmakers are pushing to eliminate the ...

1/29/2025 10:35:44 PM

Arkansas All-State Choir abruptly removes song by trans lyricist from auditions, sparking controversy.

Arkansas Sparks Controversy After Trans Lyricist's Song Pulled from All-State Choir AuditionsIn a decision that has ignited debates across the state, a song penned by a transgender lyricist was abrupt...

11/20/2023 4:15:17 PM

Federal funds helped Arkansas childcare service providers stay afloat, but staffing struggles continue

If the day care center she runs in Monticello would endure the COVID-19 pandemic, Sherrie Gillespie wasn't sure. " I might have stayed open, however I understand I would have had to cut some ...

11/8/2023 11:34:04 PM

Goodbye, AMI; snow days are back

Sophia Campbell delights in a snow day Matt Campbell Buried among all the negative elements of the LEARNS Act is a bit of good news for trainees and moms and dads: no more spending snow days i...

8/19/2023 2:14:44 PM

How does the Arkansas LEARNS voucher program work? We have responses.

The most questionable element of Arkansas LEARNS, the state's new K-12 education law, is the voucher program it produces, permitting households to utilize public funds to send their kids to inde...

5/29/2023 3:42:04 PM

Arkansas school rating system fails the fairness test, superintendents say

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Family to Sue Child Services for $100M After Mother's Tragic Death

Estate of Jacqueline 'Mimi' Torres Garcia Pursues $100 Million Legal Action Against State AgencyThe legal representatives for the estate of Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres Garcia have formally announced thei...