The covid-19 global pandemic with its call for isolation to avoid infection may now be in the rearview mirror, but the online delivery of education that mushroomed during the pandemic is sticking around in Arkansas school systems, including in the Little Rock School District.
Mike Poore, the highly energized superintendent of the Little Rock School District since 2016, announced Thursday that he will retire from the nearly 21,000-student district at the end of this school year to spend more time with his family.
Mike Poore, the highly energized superintendent of the Little Rock School District since 2016, announced Thursday that he will retire from the nearly 21,000-student district at the end of this school year to spend more time with his family.
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The Little Rock School Board voted 7-2 Thursday to authorize Superintendent Mike Poore to contract as a last resort with the Pearson education company to provide online instruction to overflow students in the district's Ignite Digital Learning Academies.