Some key facts were missing from a Democrat-Gazette article today on ideas for the Little Rock School District, particularly the Walton and newspaper connections of a lobbyist long critical of the school district.
At last. A wealthy proponent of the "school choice" movement realizes the problem might not be public schools, but the poor state of families in America that gets worse thanks to growing inequality.
This isn't exactly news, the outline of connections having long been obvious. But Pro Publica has drilled down into the ties between the charter school movement and Teach for America, with substantial financial support from the Walton Family Foundation.
State Parks, with its foundation and donations from the Walton Family Foundation, are opening Monument Trails for biking at Hobbs, Mount Nebo, Pinnacle and Devil's Den.
Which education researcher are you going to believe? The Walton-funded education "reformers" at the University of Arkansas or a University of Colorado group that has taken a critical view of their work?
At least some Pulaski County legislators will rally Monday to oppose Gov. Asa Hutchinson's plan to start a school voucher program in Pulaski County to send 500 lower-income students to private schools.