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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed an emergency motion Tuesday asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that temporary blocked the LEARNS Act from taking effect.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders education overhaul, siding with opponents who argue legislators didnt

The LEARNS Act championed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and passed by the Arkansas General Assembly earlier this year is not yet in effect and, as a result, the state Board of Education has no authority to enter into a "transformation contract" for the operation of the Marvell-Elaine School District, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright said Friday.

Arkansas leaders and organizations are speaking out after the Arkansas Learns Act was put on pause Friday afternoon.

An Arkansas judge on Friday sided with opponents of Arkansas LEARNS who argue legislators didn’t follow correct procedures to enact the law immediately.

The LEARNS Act championed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and passed by the Arkansas General Assembly earlier this year is not yet in effect and, as a result, the state Board of Education has no authority to enter into a "transformation contract" for the operation of the Marvell-Elaine School District, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright said Friday.

A Pulaski County Circuit Judge has issued a restraining order preventing the Arkansas LEARNS Act from being enforced, for now.

A Pulaski County Circuit Judge has issued a restraining order preventing the Arkansas LEARNS Act from being enforced, for now.

The LEARNS Act championed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and passed by the Arkansas General Assembly early this year cannot take effect yet and the State Board of Education, as a result, has no authority to enter into a transformation contract for the operation of the Marvell-Elaine School District, Pulaski County Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright ruled Friday.

A panel discussion, a gathering at the state Capitol and a world-premiere orchestral performance are planned in OKC for the Clara Luper centennial.