Remember when we wondered if Arkansas’s Schools for the Blind and Deaf would be the next targets of Jacob Oliva’s ire? We have an update. Today, the Democrat-Gazette reports the…
Fueled by ADE’s track record, survey ignites suspicions of a hidden Oliva agenda On AR Watch and For AR People have extensively covered the damage done by Education Secretary Jacob…
The Arkansas Department of Education lowered disability standards for its EFA applications, allowing private school families to use LEARNS vouchers up to two years early. Ninety-five percent of the 4,975…
TL;DR What in the world is going on at the Arkansas Department of Ed? The answer is Sarah Sanders, Jacob Oliva, and their icky propaganda machine. Before January 2023, ADE’s…
Despite gaslighting from the governor’s office, LEARNS town halls are very much Republican, invite-only events. We’ve been saying it for a while now, but a leaked email from ARGOP Director…
In Marvell-Elaine, the Governor and Oliva engage in state-sponsored scare tactics, hoping plaintiffs will drop case against the state. The first thing Secretary Jacob Oliva did before Marvell-Elaine School District…
The award application asks questions on the LEARNS Act, the Governor’s omnibus overhaul of Arkansas’s public education system Arkansas’s Teacher of the Year Award is a tradition dating back to…
The #payARteachers movement has some Arkansas republican scrambling, but the bonuses are bogus. We’ll tell you why. What happens when you catch some #arleg majority members off balance? Panic and…