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In the 1920s the state required all children to attend public schools. The school year was set at 131 days, although some areas were unable to meet that requirement. [7] [8] The most famous episode came in 1957-1958, when "Little Rock Nine" Black students were sent by the school board to integrate Little Rock Central High School.
As of the early 1970s, U.S. public schools accommodated 1 out of 5 children with disabilities. [7] Until that time, many states had laws that explicitly excluded children with certain types of disabilities from attending public school, including children who were blind, deaf, and children labeled "emotionally disturbed" or "mentally retarded."
A state agency said the low rate was a result of children having no transportation to serving locations as well as a new state law that students who failed classes were no longer required to attend summer school. [10] In 1998, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families advocated for increased availability to child care, saying that families ...
The Augmented Benchmark Examinations is a test required by the Arkansas Department of Education in support of NCLB.Starting with the 2007–08 school year, a criterion-referenced test mandated by the state was merged with the Stanford Achievement Test, Series 10 to form the Augmented Benchmark Examinations.
The current Pulaski County Special School District was established on July 21, 1927, by referendum pursuant of Act 152 of the 1927 Arkansas Acts by the Arkansas legislature joining thirty-eight independent school districts into a "special" school district.
Ozark Mountain School District (OMSD) is a public school district that provides comprehensive education to its students from prekindergarten to grade 12 and is situated in the Ozark Mountains (hence the name of the district) and covers 368 square miles (950 km 2) in northern Arkansas, United States.
The Arkansas Education Department abruptly removed course credit for an Advanced Placement African American Studies course, just months after Gov.
Mineral Springs Saratoga School District is a public school district based in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, United States.The school district encompasses 203.23 square miles (526.4 km 2) of land, including portions of Hempstead County and Howard County serving communities such as Mineral Springs, Saratoga, Lockesburg, Tollette, Nashville, Fulton, Washington, Ozan, McNab.