The devil is in the details, and the LEARNS Act details are quite unholy LEARNS is long, and it takes a minute to digest 144 pages of proposed education policy….
Arizona has spent over a decade chipping away at public education, and now ranks dead last in the US. Is this the future we want for Arkansas? Arkansas is about…
Sometimes we cannot believe the words that come out of lawmakers’ mouths, and week six of the Arkansas General Assembly was one of those times. Senate Judiciary bullies constituents, lacks…
It’s not a requirement that judiciary committee members have a law degree, but we expect legislators to have a basic understanding of their bill and its elements. A juris doctorate…
“No” votes members said private schools should be able to take state money and do as they please Rep. Jim Wooten, a Republican from Beebe, made it clear from the…
Week five of the 94th General Assembly did not disappoint! We mean drama, not policy, of course. Watch (with special guest Austin Bailey) or read on for the highlights. Dan…
Rep. Jim Wooten of Beebe has a long track record of championing AR public schools. He graciously took time to chat with us this week about two of his education…
SJR4 would establish a top-two system in which all candidates appear on one ballot, regardless of political party Name a bigger bugaboo for US Senator Tom Cotton (and his in-state…
Senate Bill 206 would require school board candidates to select a political party School board elections are some of the last nonpartisan races in our state, and for good reason….