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'Growing pains' for eStem at UALR

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported in a front-page article about UALR faculty concerns about the impact of the new eStem charter school on campus, ranging from dropoff traffic to noise during finals and the impact of hundreds of new high school students on the gym, library and eating facilities. This reflects lingering unhappiness on faculty about the addition of the school to campus.
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Live blogging the Little Rock charter school decision

It's a packed house at the Education Department building this evening as the state Board of Education prepares to make a final decision on authorizing the expansion of two charter school operators in Little Rock, eStem Public Charter Schools and LISA Academy.
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State Board of Education pokes holes in law with generous waivers to school district

The decision was made with the best of intentions, as far as I could tell. But the result was a haphazard amalgam of carveouts that could set a dangerous precedent and weaken the rule of law in education policy.

State Board of Education votes to review charter school expansion

The state Board of Education voted today to review applications to expand eStem and LISA Academy, two charter schools that operate in the Little Rock School District.
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State must face an old issue in pending charter applications

The spate of new charter school applications in Little Rock raises again the question of state actions that contribute to school and housing segregation in Little Rock. What will Commissioner Johnny Key do?

Waltons to sink another $1 billion in charter schools

An extensive report from AP on the Walton Family Foundation's plan to put another $1 billion in charter schools over the next five years. What it means is more devastation for conventional public schools, as some such as Bernie Sanders and Diane Ravitch have noted.
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eStem branches out

Little Rock's best known charter school plans to expand dramatically in partnership with UALR. That could help some kids -- but hurt those left behind.

School privatization bill pulled for this session

Jim Ross, a former Little Rock School Board member active in the fight just told me that Rep. Bruce Cozart had pulled House Bill 1733 to allow privatization of, among others, the Little Rock School District.
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Beware talk of charter school 'miracles' say New Orleans and Chicago school activists

School activists from New Orleans and Chicago have written an article to warn Arkansas legislators and the public about claims of miraculous education results in those cities because of a mass movement to charter schools. They say schools have been closed, true "choice" has been illusory and results have been dismal.

Nine groups announce opposition to school privatization bill

A coalition of education advocates announced today their firm opposition to HB1733, which would allow the state to privatize public school districts declared in academic distress.
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House approves bill to give regular school districts same waivers charters get

The House toay voted 58-18 to approve HB 1377 by Rep. Reginald Murdock to allow a school district to get the same waivers of law that open-enrollment charter schools receive when they draw students from a school district.

The New Orleans charter school 'miracle'

When advocates for turning Little Rock public schools over to private companies talk about the "miracle" of New Orleans charter school plan, check the facts and this film.
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