August 19, 2019 Arkansas School Laws Annotated Publication Now On Sale Just in time for the start of the school year, the Arkansas School Boards Association (ASBA) is now accepting pre-orders for the 2019-2020 Arkansas…
June 19, 2015 The Future of Student Assessments in Arkansas It’s no secret that the Common Core State Standards are controversial, both here and throughout the country. I still don’t fully understand why, and…
February 11, 2015 Legislative Update Just a few education bills filed recently that have caught my attention: SB176: This bill proposes to modify the qualifications required for the Commissioner…
January 19, 2015 Legislative Update One full week of the 2015 General Session is behind us, and surprisingly, there haven’t been many education bills filed that have caught my…
January 6, 2015 Coming Soon: 2015 Regular Session It’s been a while since I last posted. The holidays and a new baby girl at home have kept me a bit busy over…
October 10, 2014 Arkansas Schools to Receive Letter Grades Yesterday, the Arkansas State Board of Education voted to adopt a letter-grade school rating system for every public school in the state. Beginning this…
July 25, 2014 The Battle Over Common Core Continues The State of Louisiana is in the news once again, and it’s certainly not a glowing endorsement of the current status of the state’s…
June 30, 2014 Special Session Starts Today I’ve written briefly about the problems with teacher health insurance in Arkansas in the past here, here, and here. Last fall, Governor Beebe called…
June 25, 2014 Why Inappropriate Relationships Between Teachers and Students are Still Prohibited. I’ve received a few questions lately from school administrators and educators concerning the current state of the law with regards to student-teacher relationships. Specifically,…
February 10, 2014 2014 Fiscal Session Starts Today When the voters of Arkansas approved Amendment 86 to the Arkansas Constitution in 2008, I dare say that most of them didn’t know what…