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'Walton Family Foundation'

The Walton takeover of public education continues

The fix appears to be in on the legislature's latest review of the adequacy of school funding. It does not look good for public schools.
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The 2019 Little Rock school crisis roundup

Charter school failure, Walton money and a pissy member of the state Board of Education all figure in a roundup of Little Rock school crisis notes.
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The Walton plan for the Little Rock School District

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.

UPDATE: Words of warning for the future of the Little Rock School District

A new study on school district "exits" adds to the reasons for wariness about what the state has in mind for the Little Rock School District.
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State Board sets four meetings on Little Rock School District

The state Board of Education has scheduled three meetings on the future of the Little Rock School District.

Rich guy gets it: The problem may not be public schools but inequality. And resegregation through vouchers isn't the answer.

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.
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Teach for America, with Walton support, helps the charter school movement

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.

Little Rock School District proposes starting teacher pay increase

The Walton whammy creates financial woes for the Little Rock School District, but the district still hopes to eke out a teacher pay raise.
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Dumas: In one area, at least, legislature did no harm

Ernest Dumas finds a legislative bright spot: They could have done more damage to public education.
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New bike trails for Hobbs, Mt. Nebo, Pinnacle, Devil's Den state parks

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.
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In review: The latest charter school defense from University of Arkansas

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?

Legislators rally against school voucher bill UPDATE

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.
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