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'Anika Whitfield'

Charter management group wins first ever 'transformation contract' to take on struggling Marvell-Elaine schools, plenty of questions remain

Taken over by the state after years of low enrollment and academic distress, the Marvell Elaine School District in Phillips County will now be steered by a charter school management group. Probably? There are some legal questions still to be answered.
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Sinclair Broadcasting executives hold discussion on the KATV wig incident, apologize again

KATV's owner hears from the African-American community about a joke that fell flat and broader concerns.
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Nightmare continues for Arkansas parents hoping for masks in schools

The liberty of Arkansans to kill and be killed, whether by gun or by deadly virus, shall not be infringed.

From Willisville to Washington: Sen. Joyce Elliott is ready to school Congress

Sen. Joyce Elliott was the second Black graduate of her newly integrated high school. If elected, she’ll be the first Black lawmaker Arkansas sends to Congress. 
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The past and future of Hall High School

Once a school of choice, now in the crosshairs of the State Board of Education, Little Rock Hall prepares to hit the reset button.

LRSD Community Advisory Board recommends conversion of Hall to a magnet school

The Little Rock School District Community Advisory Board voted 5-1 to approve the recommendation of LRSD Superintendent Mike Poore and recommend to Education Secretary Johnny Key a plan to rezone high schools, in which Hall High School will become a magnet school without an attendance zone.
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Public school champions fire back at New York Times' misleading charter school report

Two public school champions have fired back at a remarkably one-sided New York Times article this week on a supposed backlash from black voters about Democratic presidential candidates' criticism of charter schools.

LRSD teacher strike picketers raise their voices at the Capitol

A large, vocal crowd of teachers, parents, students and supporters marched from the Arch Ford Education Building to the steps of the state Capitol on Thursday, where they gathered in protest of the state Board of Education and in support of the Little Rock School District teachers’ strike ahead of the board’s discussion of the LRSD this afternoon. 
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LRSD high school students denied meeting with governor

Over 70 high school students from the Little Rock School District gathered outside Gov. Hutchinson's office on Wednesday afternoon as part of their "sick out" protest to support district teachers. Jennifer Siccardi, receptionist for the governor, said Hutchinson would be keeping his existing appointments and would not be meeting with students.

The open line: Plus Anika Whitfield joins the governor for brunch

A Little Rock School District supporter had an unscheduled meeting with Gov. Asa Hutchinson this morning. He'd have preferred not to have been bothered, it seems.
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Sen. Bond questions Ed Department legal analysis on returning LRSD to local control

A legal battle over the future of the Little Rock School District may be brewing.

Frustration continues to dominate at latest Little Rock school meeting

The day after protests erupted at a meeting on the future of Little Rock schools, nearly all of the attendees at a similar gathering at Saint Mark Baptist refused to participate in "break out" sessions with State Board of Education members. Instead, Anika Whitfield and Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen led a session on establishing a list of demands for the State Board, including immediately returning the Little Rock School District to local control. The larger discussion often tackled issues of race, including claims of institutional racism and white supremacy. 
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