The following piece is by Blaire Jedlicka, a 9th grader at Little Rock Central High and a player on the school’s softball team. Central’s softball players are actively fighting for…
This week during fiscal session in the legislature’s joint budget committee, budget hawk Rep. Frances Cavenaugh (R-Walnut Ridge) tore into State Treasurer John Thurston for the exorbitant salary increase proposed…
In February 2023, the Arkansas legislature filed Senate Bill 294, commonly known as the LEARNS Act. Within a month, LEARNS became the law of the land. It was a 145…
This November, Lee County residents will have the opportunity to decide on a proposed 15.7-millage adjustment to the local school property tax. The goal of the proposal is to modernize…
Politicians cut the things Arkansans actually need and then waste our tax dollars on stunts and vanity projects Arkansas is living through a real-life slasher story and the villains are…
We’re back with a review of last week at the Capitol and a glance at the Week 4 to come. Week 3 in Review SB3: Last week, the Senate passed…
It’s still a scam. When legislators approved Sarah Sanders’ omnibus education bill two years ago, they added a requirement that the state must release an annual report by September 30th….
First meaningful look at teacher merit pay and educator retention shows additional LEARNS weaknesses The Joint Education Committee met this week to examine one of the state’s new LEARNS programs…
Education Secretary Jacob Oliva is no stranger to lying in front of lawmakers, so when Rep. Stephen Meeks pitched another softball chance for him to spew pro-LEARNS propaganda on Tuesday,…
The Arkansas Department of Education is implementing a new law that requires public schools to teach one hour of adoption education to kids as young as twelve. Per to Act…