When Magnets Aren’t, Fight the Charters
Last night (February 14th), the Little Rock School Board sent a Valentine to attorneys for the school district and Joshua…
Read More‘Moral Sense of Community Obligation’
I was disappointed, but not surprised, by a recent comment on the Middle School Initiative’s Facebook Page regarding Pablo Valarezo’s encouraging fellow…
Read MoreA Message About Public Middle Schools for Our Children
By Pablo Valarezo As some of you know I’ve been involved with the Middle School Initiative (MSI) and Arkansas Learns‘ efforts to…
Read MoreArkansas Learns Registers 200th Member
Today, Parent Lorri Yung became the 200th member of Arkansas Learns. Our nonpartisan, nonprofit private sector alliance achieved the milestone…
Read MoreAdministrators, School Boards, Teachers Unions Fight ‘Losing Control’ of Local Schools
This is why we do what we do. The following is from an email by Dr. Richard Abernathy, Executive Director…
Read MoreArkansas Receives D on Charter School Law Report Card
(January 16, 2013 – Washington, DC) Arkansas received a ‘D’ and is the eleventh weakest of the nation’s 43 charter…
Read MoreArkansas Ranked 34th in National Parent Power Index
(January 22, 2013 – Washington, DC) Despite being home to the former president of the United States, the nation’s leading foundation…
Read MoreCorrection: Zone 5 Gets Middle School Through Gerrymandering
Jody Carreiro, current Little Rock School Board member (Zone 5) and former president, correctly pointed out a mistake in my…
Read MoreCreate Middle School in West Little Rock
KATV – Channel 7: WLR parents pressuring district for middle school Last night, KATV – Channel 7’s Jeannette Reyes reported…
Read MoreKATV – Channel 7: WLR parents pressuring district for middle school
WLR parents pressuring district for middle school By Jeannette Reyes, Reporter (KATV – Channel 7, January 18, 2013) LITTLE ROCK…
Read MoreArkansas Learns Opposes Further Federal Court Litigation on Charter Schools
On January 17th, U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall, Jr. ruled that the establishment of nearly a dozen state-approved charter…
Read MoreArkansas Learns Supports SB65 to Amend Arkansas Public School Choice Act
Senator Johnny Key (R – District 17) has filed Senate Bill 65 to amend the Public School Choice Act of 1989. Arkansas Learns…
Read MoreAdministrators, School Boards, Teachers Unions Dominate Education Policy
Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators (publicly funded)Arkansas School Boards Association (publicly funded)Arkansas Education Association (payroll deducted, teachers union member funded) All are, and…
Read MoreNo Education Without Representation
Arkansas has… 468,066 students in 239 public school districts and 18 open enrollment charters funded by $5.3 billion in total…
Read MoreCharter School Application Process Detailed by Arkansas Department of Education
The following was taken directly from the Arkansas Department of Education’s website regarding charter schools. Public charter schools are public schools of…
Read MoreLREA Questionnaire Answers Question of Priorities
Why should parents, employers and citizens become engaged in the governance of their public schools through the recruitment and election…
Read MoreArkansas Learns Registers 100th Member
Today, Parent Julie Steed became the 100th member of Arkansas Learns. Our nonpartisan, nonprofit private sector alliance achieved the milestone…
Read MoreOEP Blog: And Finally…the Award Goes to…
Originally Posted Office for Education Policy Blog (December 12, 2012) Excepting Holiday weeks in which schools were not in session, we have…
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