Jesselia Maples
Marvell-Elaine prepares to start the school year under Arkansas’ first ‘transformation contract’
After a summer of uncertainty, the Marvell-Elaine School District will start the school year Monday under the direction of a charter school management organization. The tiny district in eastern Arkansas this month finalized a $200,000-per-year “transformation contract” with Friendship Education Foundation, the first such contract in the state. A provision of the LEARNS Act, the […]