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Stopping the governor's education reform package from passing is unlikely and even slowing it down to make changes will be difficult, state Sen. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, told a group of the bill's opponents at a protest rally Saturday.
The Arkansas LEARNS Act is heading to the House Monday.
A massive education bill is moving through the Arkansas state legislature. 40/29's Yuna Lee talked with supporters and opponents of the bill.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has promised to pass the country's "most far-reaching bold, conservative, education reform," but critics have organized to defeat it.
The massive 144-page bill which was met with both praise and criticism, officially passed the Senate on Thursday.