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Tempers flared Thursday as Little Rock School District leaders debated the process for cutting as much as $16 million in expenses -- including employee positions -- in the 2024-25 school year, and do it in compliance with the terms of the LEARNS Act of 2023.
Tempers flared Thursday as Little Rock School District leaders debated the process for cutting as much as $16 million in expenses -- including employee positions -- in the 2024-25 school year, and do it in compliance with the terms of the LEARNS Act of 2023.
After spending November asking Little Rock School District residents to generate and react to ideas for saving money and using school campuses more efficiently, Superintendent Jermall Wright and his staff have drafted broad recommendations in eight categories for School Board consideration.
From declining enrollment to the superintendent’s future for the district, big discussions were on the docket during Thursday’s Little Rock school board meeting.
The Little Rock School Board is expected to take action as soon as its Sept. 21 meeting on a proposal to add solar energy to the mix of the district's utility resources.