TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME – GREETINGS:  E.O. 24-06: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROTECT ARKANSAS STUDENTS, WOMEN, AND GIRLS  WHEREAS: Title IX was signed into law in 1972 and contained a succinct 37 words;  WHEREAS: Title IX was passed to protect women, not harm the…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the Governor signed into law:  SB26 - An Act to Make an Appropriation for the Payment of Approved Claims SB30 - An Act for the Auditor of State - Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Appropriation for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year SB33 - An Act for…

LEARNS raised starting teacher pay from $36,000 to $50,000 LITTLE ROCK, Ark – TNTP, formerly The New Teacher Project, an education nonprofit that helps schools recruit and retain teachers, released its Moving Up report on Arkansas’ teacher landscape today and found that adjusted fo…

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME – GREETINGS:  E.O. 24-05: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO AMEND E.O. 24-02 (RENEWING WAIVER FOR OVERSIZED VEHICLES TRANSPORTING FEMA HOUSING UNITS IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY)  WHEREAS: On March 31, 2023, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes occurred throughout…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark-- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona regarding his visit to Arkansas, the federal government’s disastrous rollout of updates to FAFSA and President Biden’s unconstitutional stude…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) today announced that the state of Arkansas has formally launched the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program applications, a new gro…