Created by the LEARNS Act, the Education Freedom Account program provides state funds for allowable education expenses such as private school tuition
It would be inaccurate to call the Arkansas ACCESS Act “LEARNS 2,” but there have been similarities in the rollouts
These will be among the issues to watch when 135 Arkansas legislators meet in their three-month biennial regular session starting Jan. 13
Gov. Sarah Sanders sold her LEARNS Act to Arkansas legislators as a way to improve educational outcomes in a state where school performance scores have lagged behind other states
Education is again a major focus of the governor’s budget, which proposes $90 million in additional funding for the state’s school voucher program as well as an additional $90 million in set-aside funding to meet what’s expected to be increased demand
The Arkansas Department of Education has again selected a Florida-based company to administer the state’s school voucher program after firing the previous vendor for delays and failure to implement required components
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed former Little Rock Christian Academy administrator Gary Arnold to the State Board of Education
