Arkansas Advocate: What is Arkansas ACCESS?
Here are some highlights of the major parts of the legislation:
Here are some highlights of the major parts of the legislation:
Arkansas lawmakers on Monday advanced legislation that would overhaul the state’s higher education system by making changes to its funding model, scholarships, course credits and the admissions process, among other things
Among the issues packed into the remaining weeks are education, cutting the grocery tax, passing the state budget and, hopefully, no crypto-mining mistakes
It would be inaccurate to call the Arkansas ACCESS Act “LEARNS 2,” but there have been similarities in the rollouts
The bills address higher-education funding, admissions policies, course credit and scholarships
This year, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ education reform will focus on colleges on universities