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Arkansas Secretary of Education Outlines Details in LEARNS Plan

By Kyle Kellams,
Rachell Sanchez-Smith, Anna Pope
Published February 13, 2023 at 4:42 PM CST
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On today's show, Jacob Oliva explained, Arkansas Secretary of Education, some details in the Arkansas LEARNS, a plan Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposed. In response, state house Democrats introduced an education bill to raise teacher and school staff salaries. Plus, famous voices from the Pryor Center Archives, an audio postcard from the Lemke Project and more.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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