![]() – A bill moving through the Arkansas senate would end affirmative action in the state if it becomes law. Proposed state senate bill would eliminate affirmative action in Arkansas KNWA / FOX24 | Feb. The Senate signed off on the bill last week even as amendments were still being made, and the House is expected to keep up the frantic pace, despite widespread calls from Arkansans who understandably expect more than a day or two to digest a massive legal document that will fundamentally alter the state’s education system. ![]() The 144-page Senate Bill 294 filed one week ago goes up for its second and likely last public hearing tomorrow in the House Education Committee at 9 a.m. Pressed for time and under siege by government officials who’ve taken to social media to mock their efforts to push back, the group is getting loud about their concerns while they can. “We think what this really is, is a school privatization bill. It has not very much to do with public education other than dismantling a lot of it,” Arkansas Public Policy Panel Executive Director Bill Kopsky said. “The big point I want to highlight is that this bill is being sold as a public education bill. The push to privatize education will further limit prospects for students without the cash, transportation and other resources to leave an increasingly underfunded public education system. Leaders from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, the Arkansas Education Association, the Public Policy Panel, Citizens First Congress and Disability Rights Arkansas said they want to improve education opportunities, but that Arkansas LEARNS will do the opposite. ![]() Sarah Sanders and her minions that if you’re not for their omnibus education bill, you’re for the status quo. A team of education advocates joined forces Monday to push back against a message from Gov. ![]()
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