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Special ed teacher heads teacher union

SB 473 caps decades of efforts by the right to eviscerate teachers’ unions.

Though educators and advocates say they believe the Arkansas Teacher of the Year award is an "esteemed" program meant to showcase the states best educators, many, including several former winners of the award, recently expressed criticism and confusion over changes to this years application process.

Though educators and advocates say they believe the Arkansas Teacher of the Year award is an "esteemed" program meant to showcase the states best educators, many, including several former winners of the award, recently expressed criticism and confusion over changes to this years application process.

Arkansas Education Association President Carol B. Fleming said Thursday that people who watched Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Olivas virtual “town hall” about the state’s new omnibus education law "walked away from the event with more questions than ever."

The day after Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva fielded questions at a virtual “town hall” session about the state’s new omnibus education law, the president of the state’s largest teacher union said the answers were inadequate.

Numerous Little Rock Central High School students completed a walkout on Friday in response to Gov. Sanders' LEARNS bill.

The Arkansas LEARNS Act officially passed out of the House on Thursday, following hours of intense discussion this week.

Its been a rough three years for Arkansas public schools, students, and families. Pandemic- related school closures stalled the gains we were making in reading and math, and left students isolated and disconnected from caring educators who nurture their potential.

Jacob Oliva on Thursday presented his first report to the Arkansas Board of Education in his new dual role as Arkansas secretary of education and commissioner of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.