Helena-West Helena’s water crisis is the most recent example of how state government has failed Arkansans. One of the main functions of government is providing public goods and services. This…
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…
Martin Rawls said a 2nd grade class erupted with joy when he announced their school would stay open. Except Rawls coaches at Marvell Academy, a private school rooted in segregation…
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…
Governor Sanders’ column reads like a 500 word admiration requirement for a state commission application. Thoughts and prayers to any Arkansan who ventures to read the governor’s list of accomplishments…
How does articulating admiration qualify one to serve on a state board? 4/14/23 UPDATE: The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports the Sanders administration blames their web vendor for the admiration requirement….
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…