Sixteen charter schools and charter school systems asked on Friday to give up their waivers of the state teacher salary law to clear the way for getting state funds to raise their beginning teacher salaries to $50,000.
Sixteen charter schools and charter school systems asked on Friday to give up their waivers of the state teacher salary law to clear the way for getting state funds to raise their beginning teacher salaries to $50,000.
The Arkansas Charter Authorizing Panel at a brief meeting Tuesday approved updates including sponsor and name changes to three open-enrollment charter school organizations.
As many as 18 new open-enrollment charter schools are on the drawing board for the 2024-25 school year for locations that include Pulaski County, Northwest Arkansas and Texarkana.