LEARNS Act is not yet in effect, judge decides

The LEARNS Act championed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and passed by the Arkansas General Assembly earlier this year is not yet in effect and, as a result, the state Board of Education has no authority to enter into a "transformation contract" for the operation of the Marvell-Elaine School District, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright said Friday.

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