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Mar 01 2023
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Legislators coerced into voting for LEARNS bill

By Gennie Diaz AR Legislature, Education, Power and Control

House Republican: legislators being threatened to vote “yes” on LEARNS bill or they will lose district funding Early this morning on the Capitol steps, Republican Jim Wooten of Beebe told…

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Feb 28 2023
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Sanders & ARLEG allies intimidate Arkansas educators

By Gennie Diaz AR Legislature, Education, Power and Control

Word has spread of superintendents being FOIA’d by legislators and allies of the school choice movement Superintendents across Arkansas, many from rural districts, are rightfully concerned about the effect of…

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Feb 23 2023
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Sen. Breanne Davis throws superintendents under the bus

By Gennie Diaz AR Legislature, Education, Power and Control

Calling educators liars is a very bad look, Senator. Yikes. Sen. Davis, the sponsor of Gov. Sanders’ LEARNS Act education bill, got pretty heated in this morning’s Senate Education Committee….

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Feb 10 2023
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Benton Co. fires deputy for sexual assault

By Gennie Diaz Justice, News

Good on Benton Co. for firing a deputy who committed a nonviolent sexual assault. The incident, in which former deputy Matt Cline grabs a woman’s breast, was caught on the…

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Jan 10 2023
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Bentonville City Attorney Resigns; Mayor to Appoint Replacement Without Public Input

By Gennie Diaz Uncategorized

ACTION ITEM: Call Bentonville city council members and mayor. Let them know you want a public process for selecting a new city attorney. Tonight at 6pm Bentonville city council will…

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Nov 17 2022
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Extremists fail to take over Bentonville School Board

By Hannah Bruner Education, Elections, News

ICYMI, Two National extremist groups attempted to take over the Bentonville School Board this election cycle. Fortunately, only one of the 1776 Project / Moms for Liberty-endorsed candidates won. Thank…

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Oct 21 2022
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Clint’s Misleading Teacher Pay Claim

By Gennie Diaz AR Legislature, Education, Elections, Power and Control

Clint Penzo’s campaign mailer says he supported teacher pay increases. The boast is really a bluff. In a recent campaign mailer for Senate District 31, Rep. Clint Penzo claims he…

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Oct 18 2022
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Senate Education Committee Shenanigans

By Gennie Diaz AR Legislature, Education, News, Power and Control

Sen. Missy Irvin pulls a fast one on Senate Dems A couple of weeks ago, Joint Education met to make recommendations for the 2022 Adequacy Report. But because nothing is…

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Oct 14 2022
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Vile School Board Policy: Coming to a District Near You

By Gennie Diaz Education, News

You probably caught wind the Conway school board banned books, harmed trans kids and embarrassed educators earlier this week. Their board of education approved —unanimously — a harmful bathroom ban…

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Oct 01 2022
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Extremist Group pushes Bentonville school board candidates 

By Gennie Diaz Education, Elections, News

Moms for Liberty, the extremist group that uses parental rights as a cover for harassing those with whom they disagree, is backing five conservative Christian candidates for the Bentonville school…

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