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Arkansas charter schools with a D or F grade are on the rise, panel told

There are currently 1,058 traditional public schools in the state and 82 charter schools. Out of the total, 32% were rated D or F in 2023. But 46% of all charter schools received a D or F grade.
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Friendship charter school clears first hurdle for 2018 start date in Little Rock

LRSD Superintendent Mike Poore opposed the amendment from Friendship, which includes a compressed timeline for opening a campus in 2018-19. "All these charters always say they’re going to collaborate with the Little Rock district, but they’ve never reached out," he said.
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UPDATE: Education Commissioner Key rejects Friendship charter’s push for expedited approval of plans

The commissioner's denial of Friendship's request for a waiver of Education Department rules should not be construed as opposition to its actual proposal.

At town hall, Little Rock school patrons question state education officials on charters, local control

Two key state board members separately told a reporter afterward that they were undecided about the three applications soon to land on their desk. Brett Williamson and Susan Chambers supported the expansions of eStem and LISA last year, but both indicated they were considering the stakeholder group's recommendation to pause or slow further charter growth.
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Charter school oversight body gets new charter-friendly appointees external to Ed Department

Yesterday's appointments included three new members external to ADE: Toyce Newton, Naccaman Williams and Mike Wilson.

State panel denies Haas Hall expansion in Springdale

The state Education Department panel that reviews charter school applications this morning denied requests by the Haas Hall Academy to expand its Fayetteville campus from 400 to 500 students and to establish a new 500-student campus in Springdale. (Actually, the Fayetteville campus through a quirk of boundaries, is already in the Springdale School District.)
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State Board of Education votes to review charter school expansion

The state Board of Education voted today to review applications to expand eStem and LISA Academy, two charter schools that operate in the Little Rock School District.

State charter authorizing panel gives OK to LISA Academy expansion

The charter authorizing panel at the Arkansas Department of Education this afternoon approved by a 7-1 vote the expansion of LISA Academy, a charter operator in West Little Rock.
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Charter authorizing panel approves eStem's bid for expansion to UALR, east LR

By a 6-1 vote, the Charter Authorizing Panel approved eStem's plan to open a new high school at the UALR campus and a new elementary and middle school at 400 Shall Street, near the Clinton Library.

LRSD superintendent, advisory committee urge caution on charter school expansion plans

The superintendent, the advisory committee and the teachers' union president had a clear message for the board: Beware of ambitious charter school expansion plans at a time when the LRSD is at a crossroads.
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Charter review panel approves school for Little Rock, disapproves Redfield proposal

The panel of Arkansas Education Department officials that reviews charter school applications gave its approval today for the Rockbridge Montessori School in Little Rock but disapproved another try by organizers of a charter school in Redfield.

Charter Authorizing Panel approves applications for four new charter schools

The state Charter Authorizing Panel met twice this week (yesterday and today) to hear seven separate requests for new public charter schools in Arkansas. The panel approved four of those applications, denied one and tabled the final two until a later date. Those decisions can still be changed by the State Board of Education, which next meets on Nov. 13 and 14.
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