In August 2017, Solution Tree Inc., a private vendor based in Bloomington, Ind., which self-describes as "one of the leading K-12 education companies . offer[ing] professional development, online courses, and education books for teachers," was awarded a no-bid contract for $4 million by the Arkansas Department of Education.
Governor-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday that she will nominate a key official in Florida s education system as secretary for the Arkansas Department of Education.
A legislative panel on Wednesday granted $54.8 million in spending authority for the state Department of Education to disburse monies from the federal American Rescue Plan s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund to 26 school districts.
A legislative panel on Thursday signed off on $72.4 million in spending authority for the state Department of Education to disburse federal American Rescue Plan s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund moneys to seven school districts.