Plus, the board approves $1,500 employee bonuses.
Jacob Oliva
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Arkansas Department of Education not big fans of ‘equity’
Under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the education department is so far down the rabbit hole of “anti-woke” politics that they’re more invested in childishly trying to own the libs than providing the best possible educational opportunities for every kid in every district.
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Questions arise over hiring process, qualifications of new deaf school superintendent
Sixty percent of the board only interviewed Walsh, whose resume pales in comparison to other candidates’, then voted to hire her two weeks later.
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State Board of Education okays LEARNS rules for maternity leave, teacher merit bonuses
The education department is in charge of crafting the rules by which the governor’s LEARNS Act will be implemented.
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Sanders says state won’t comply with Title IX changes, swipes again at trans students
Judging from Sanders and Gaines speeches, you’d think the new Title IX rules require universities to let transgender girls to play in womens’ sports leagues. They do no such thing.
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Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over LEARNS ban on ‘indoctrination,’ ‘critical race theory’
Section 16 “was written in such a vague, reckless way” that even the education secretary “cannot figure out what it means and how it has to be enforced,” a plaintiff’s attorney said.
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Education Secretary Jacob Oliva spouts standard LEARNS talking points at Rotary Club
The governor’s favorite pitch man keeps selling LEARNS, but he skipped over a few details.
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Ark. governor and ed secretary bow up with letter to the feds on student loans, Christian persecution
The duo sent a mean letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on the eve of his trip to Arkansas to let him know we don’t like his kind around here.
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Conway School Board clamps down on teachers with new policies on media interviews, use of school technology
The Conway School Board puts new limits on staff communication.
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Central High plaintiffs sue Sanders, Oliva over targeting of AP African American Studies
“The LEARNS Act’s Section 16 is nothing more than a brazen, political attempt to silence speech and expression with which Gov. Sanders and Secretary Oliva simply disagree,” attorney Mike Laux said.