Sheila Whitlow has been named an associate deputy commissioner for the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, a role that will include serving as interim superintendent of the state-controlled Marvell-Elaine School District for the next few weeks.
The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday released the Earle School District from the fiscal distress classification that put the district under state control in 2017, but then placed the Crittenden County system under state authority for at least another year for academic concerns.