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'Sam Ledbetter'

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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Former state Board chair urges return of control to Little Rock School District

Sam Ledbetter, who cast the pivotal vote for state takeover of the Little Rock School District in January 2015, writes that state supervision hasn't worked and that it's time to return local control to the district as soon as possible.
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A path for Little Rock schools: Local control, plus

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette today has an op-ed from three former members of the state Board of Education outlining their ideas on the future of the Little Rock School District. Read it, should the newspaper pay wall allow.

Update: State Board approves waiver of Teacher Fair Dismissal law in the LRSD, denies most other proposals

Former State Board of Education chair Sam Ledbetter, who was the decisive vote to take over the district back in Jan. 2015, urged the board to reject the proposed waivers. "If in January 2015, I had any notion that this board would act in this manner, I assure you my vote on state takeover would have been against it," he said.
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Update: State board of education to review Friendship charter's bid for compressed Little Rock start date

The state board has yet to set a date on the review hearing, but it will likely happen quickly — possibly as early as Friday.

Former state board of education chair Sam Ledbetter weighs in on Little Rock millage vote

Ledbetter, the former state Board of Education chair who cast the decisive vote in 2015 to take over the LRSD, writes that Education Commissioner Johnny Key "has shown time and again that he is out of touch with our community and the needs of the district." However, Ledbetter supports the May 9 vote as a positive for the district's students and staff.
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The two cities of Little Rock

The Little Rock City Board illustrated the capital city's division again last week.

UPDATE: Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging Little Rock School takeover

The Arkansas Supreme Court today agreed with the state Education Department that it was immune from lawsuit over the takeover of the Little Rock School District.
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State Board of Ed rejects governor's plans to switch to ACT Aspire test

In a 7-1 vote, the State Board of Education delivered a surprising rebuke to Gov. Asa Hutchinson ths morning, rejecting his recommendation to enter into a new testing contract with ACT that would have traded the PARCC test for an assessment called the ACT Aspire.

While I was away...

I'm just back from two weeks out of the country. A couple of catchups.
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Other voices weigh in on Baker Kurrus as new LRSD superintendent

Here's a sincere question: Why does the state Education Department continue to avoid community outreach when it comes to making major decisions about the Little Rock School District?

State Board of Education chair says school legislation a surprise. Also: Walton-paid lobbyist introduced to facts

A KUAR report on the pending legislation backed by Walton-funded lobbyists to allow private companies to run parts or all of the former Little Rock School District includes some second thoughts from Little Rock lawyer Sam Ledbetter, chair of the state Board of Education.
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