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'Arkansas school vouchers'

At 'school choice' rally, Lt. Gov. Griffin voices support for voucher bill

"The lovers of Mr. Status Quo ... are going to do everything they can to kill it," Griffin warned the crowd today.
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Legislation filed for $10 million school voucher program

The legislation to vastly expand transfer of state tax dollars to private schools came before the school choice day event I mentioned earlier.
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Johnny Key refuses to meet with citizen group on LR schools

State Education Commissioner Johnny Key has refused to meet as the Little Rock School Board with a citizen's group that petitioned for a meeting as the law prescribes.

Critique: UA school voucher study 'garbage in garbage out'

A University of Colorado research unit has harshly criticized a report from the Walton-backed University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform that claim school vouchers in Texas could reduce the crime rate and thus save tens of millions.
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Reading on schools for the Arkansas legislature

With the legislature prepared to expand the erosion of conventional public schools, new studies are critical of voucher and charter school programs.

Private schools tend to be whiter. Duh. But there's another point.

The Washington Post reports here on a new study that quantifies the whiteness of private education, particularly in the South.
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School voucher bill filed by Rep. Bob Ballinger

Add a giveaway of state tax dollars to private schools as part of the agenda set by last-minute billing filings.

The Saturday night line

A lovely day. Calls for a trip to suburban Gravel Ridge and the Arkansas Times barbecue amid Farmer Al Leveritt's pole beans.
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