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Arkansas State Board of Education members voted unanimously to return full local control to the Pine Bluff School District immediately during a regular meeting Friday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
Basking in the glow of an election victory for the Pine Bluff School District, state education deputy commissioner Stacy Smith pitched to the Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday the return of full local control of the district after five years of state leadership.
The state education commissioner will oversee Marvell-Elaine schools until a new contract is approved.
Before Christmas, the Pine Bluff School District was given a surprise -- a change in superintendents.
A hand-delivered letter by the state Education Secretary to then-Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Barbara Warren further clarifies Warren's status within the position.