school consolidation
Bill to save Arkansas Delta school from consolidation awaits governor’s signature
A small Delta community is hopeful a bill the Arkansas Senate sent to the governor’s desk Thursday will save their school from closing. The Marvell-Elaine school district in rural Phillips County is scheduled to be consolidated this year under the nearly 20-year-old Public Education Reorganization Act, which requires the Arkansas Department of Education to publish […]
Lawmakers advance bills softening school district consolidation law
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Wednesday approved two bills that would allow some school districts to avoid forced consolidation. Both bills seek to amend the nearly 20-year-old Public Education Reorganization Act, which requires the Arkansas Department of Education to publish an annual consolidation list of all districts with fewer than 350 students. Senate Bill […]