Learns Act News Today

Arkansas lawmakers will be back at the state Capitol for the 2024 fiscal session.

According to a recent poll, nearly half of registered South Dakota voters support creation of a school voucher program in the state.

South Dakota is not one of the 16 states that offer school vouchers, but that could change as a poll from News Watch shows support for it.

The Harmony Grove School Board and administration met with parents and staff of the district on September 21, 2023 in the schools auditorium on the Harmony Grove Campus. The purpose of the meeting was to present the annual report to the public.

The Little Rock lawyer known for exposing official wrongdoing through the Arkansas FOIA is shifting to full-time reporting.

Arkansas Times Publisher Alan Leveritt and Director of Development Wythe Walker have hit upon a new business model for profit-making news outlets: taking donations from ardent readers.

The LEARNS Act will attempt to provide funding for more literacy coaches in Arkansas to focus on the state's worst-performing schools.

After receiving a warning from the Arkansas department of education, state high schools have been told not to teach a sophisticated placement course about African American history, which has infuriated advocacy organisations.The warning issued by Arkansas school authorities is the most recent instance of conservative politicians attempting to restrict teaching on subjects such as sexual orientation, racial history, and other matters that they consider to be "indoctrination."

‘Grave concern’ after latest example of conservative lawmakers limiting education on racial history

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders talked about her LEARNS Act and how she believes it will help reading proficiency.