Education Bill Signed includes School Choice; Bans Topics Inc. CRT, Sexually Explicit Material
March 14, 2023 | Arkansas
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a sweeping education bill into law Wednesday, becoming the fifth state to enact a universal school choice program. The law also bans certain topics from being taught in public classrooms.
The legislation, Senate Bill 294, also known as Arkansas LEARNS Act, passed the state Senate by a vote of 26-8 Tuesday.
The bill includes a plan for the state to adopt a universal school choice program by the 2025-2026 school year. Students who have disabilities, are facing homeless, attended a failing school in the previous school year, or have parents who are active duty military are eligible to receive vouchers for the 2023-2024 school year. The vouchers will be known as “Educational Freedom Accounts.” (Excerpt from Christianpost.com.)
