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(WASHINGTON) -- Like other Republican governors, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is making school choice a high-profile political issue, declaring educatio

More than 100 people crammed into Committee Room A at the state Capitols Multi-Agency Complex on Wednesday morning as the Senate education committee met to discuss Senate Bill 294, also known as the Arkansas LEARNS Act.

The highly-debated Arkansas LEARNS bill was voted out of committee hours ago, but now is heading to the Senate floor.

Sen. Breanne Davis and state Education Secretary Jacob Oliva present the education overhaul bill Wednesday at a crowded meeting of the Senate Committee on

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Senate panel endorsed on Wednesday a massive education bill that pairs a raise in starting teacher pay with several conservative-backed changes, including a voucher program directing public money to private schools.

The Senate Education Committee after more than five hours of testimony Wednesday approved Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ sweeping education plan.

More than 100 people crammed into Committee Room A at the state Capitol’s Multi-Agency Complex on Wednesday morning as the Senate education committee met to discuss Senate Bill 294, also known as the Arkansas LEARNS Act.

Arkansas Sen. Breanne Davis, R-Russellville, said she plans to introduce Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders education overhaul legislation Monday morning.

Arkansas Sen. Breanne Davis, R-Russellville, said she plans to introduce Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders education overhaul legislation Monday morning.

A bill that would restrict which bathroom transgender people can use in public schools was pulled from the state Senate floor Thursday so an amendment could be added related to restrictions it would place on overnight school trips.