Stacy Smith
Arkansas education board approves gradual release of Earle district from state control
The Earle School District is being released from its fiscal distress status but will remain under state control for until next May. The Arkansas State Board of Education approved the action Thursday during a special meeting in Earle. The board also approved a recommendation to reinstate the district’s suspended board members in a limited-authority capacity. […]
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 Delta school district becomes first to pursue transformation campus under LEARNS Act
The Arkansas State Board of Education voted Thursday to allow the Marvell-Elaine School District to avoid consolidation by becoming the state’s first “transformation campus.” Community members applauded the news, including Republican state Rep. Mark McElroy of Tillar, who started dancing and hugging his neighbors inside the Marvell-Elaine High School gym. McElroy said he was a […]