Our district isn’t in financial distress, but declining student enrollment and increased costs are hitting the budget hard.
Ali Noland
LRSD board presses pause on budget-busting price tag for new WLR campus
Little Rock School Board members need a couple of weeks to come to terms with the heart attack-inducing rise in construction costs for a promised new high school campus out west.
Anna Strong clinches the win for LRSD board seat
Longtime child welfare advocate and mom of two Anna Strong came through with plenty of votes Tuesday to secure a spot on the Little Rock School District Board.
Little Rock school board votes to combine two high schools next school year
The Little Rock school board voted Thursday night 6-2 to move the West School of Innovation to Hall High School — a move that is bound to be controversial among some parents. But the consolidation is a necessity for the district as it grapples with shrinking student enrollment.
State Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit over legislature’s ’emergency clause’ votes
Plaintiffs attorney Ali Noland blasted the decision, saying the various concurring opinions used “various legal gymnastics to get to [the] desired outcome.”
Cost-saving solar project approved by Little Rock school board
Spending a small amount now to save a massive amount over decades to come is good governance and common sense.
Senate still bundling bill and emergency clause into one vote, despite recent court ruling
“The fact that the Arkansas General Assembly is choosing to use the same unconstitutional process now is an intentional act of defiance against the Arkansas judiciary and the Constitution,” Attorney Ali Noland said.
Outgoing Little Rock school board member: I don’t want destructive politics to be my legacy
Ali Noland can speak from experience about the LRSD’s unforgiving political culture. “When we’re running off candidates within the first 48 hours, before anyone has talked about substantive issues or debated policy, that’s a problem,” she said.
Arkansas education department cites ‘indoctrination’ as reason for dumping AP African American Studies
Teachers who offer an AP African American Studies course may be breaking the law, the state education department said. The department pulled the course from its recognized offerings the Friday before school was set to begin.
Update: State Supreme Court asks for LEARNS appeal briefs by mid-August; Hiland will recuse
That schedule means the court won’t rule on the LEARNS case until the law is already in effect, presumably.