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Arkansas education board approves first ‘transformation contract’ under LEARNS Act
The Arkansas State Board of Education on Friday approved a first-of-its-kind arrangement to allow a charter school company to run a public school district under threat of closure. The board voted in favor of a recommendation for the Marvell-Elaine District to enter into a “transformation contract” with the Friendship Education Foundation, the first such agreement […]
Arkansas board of education to consider state’s first ‘transformation contract’
The Arkansas Board of Education has called a special meeting for Friday to consider allowing the Marvell-Elaine School District to enter into a “transformation contract” with the Friendship Education Foundation. If approved, the contract between the public school district and the charter management company would be the first of its kind under Gov. Sarah Huckabee […]