Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Sept. 6 that Diane Zook has been appointed to serve on the Southern Regional Education Board, and Lisa Hunter and Jeff Wood were appointed to serve on the State Board of Education. While the State…
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Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Elects Two New Board Members
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMelissa Bradley and Vicki Saviers have been elected to The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Board of Directors, the foundation announced in a press release on Thursday. Both Bradley and Saviers will serve for three-year terms beginning January 2022. The Winthrop Rockefeller…
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Board of Education Votes to Restore Little Rock Schools to Local Control
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIn November 2020, all of the Little Rock School District schools are set to return to local control. On Thursday, Oct. 11, the Arkansas State Board of Education voted to pass a motion placing control of all 40 LRSD schools…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has sent a letter to Education Commissioner Johnny Key asking the Department of Education to withdraw the state from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Consortium. Earlier this month, the governor’s Council on Common…