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Arkansas education board approves first ‘transformation contract’ under LEARNS Act

BY: - May 5, 2023

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 […]

The Arkansas State Board of Education holds a public meeting in the Marvell High School gym to discuss the future of the Marvell-Elaine School District on April 13, 2023. The 306-student district was on the cusp of being consolidated with another district because of its size and academic problems. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)

Arkansas board of education to consider state’s first ‘transformation contract’

BY: - May 4, 2023

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 […]