by - January 26, 2023 5:22 pm
Arkansas Democrats filed legislation Thursday (Jan. 26) to raise public school teacher salaries, non-teacher staff salaries, and per pupil foundation funding for the next year. In the House, Democrats filed…
by - December 18, 2022 3:58 pm
There is much talk of transforming education funding in several directions under new conservative executive and legislative leadership, but Sen. Breanne Davis, R-Russellville, doesn’t think consensus will arrive on the…
by - October 31, 2022 5:50 pm
A one-time bonus payment to veteran teachers that was approved in May with the updated teacher raise and salary scheduled has been approved by the Arkansas Department of Education, but…
by - July 28, 2022 5:00 pm
Democrats in the Arkansas Legislature released a plan Thursday (July 28) to raise teacher salaries by $4,000 and to raise the minimum teacher salary in state from $36,000 to $42,000….
by - July 25, 2022 3:30 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will not include increasing teacher salaries in the upcoming legislative session called to expedite previously approved income tax cuts, but he left open the possibility…
by - July 24, 2022 10:17 am
Arkansas teachers deserve better than the insulting dismissal by the Arkansas legislature that we saw this week. Teachers in Arkansas are overwhelmingly underpaid, and as a result, we are losing…
by - July 21, 2022 8:18 pm
It was a busy non-session day Thursday (July 21) at the Arkansas State capitol as the Senate stripped two of its members of their leadership posts and lawmakers attempted a…
by - July 18, 2022 12:30 pm
All 29 Arkansas Democratic legislators have signed an open letter addressed to Arkansas teachers and support staff calling for increasing their pay in the upcoming legislative session, but a spokesperson…
by - July 10, 2022 10:20 am
State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, says he’s comfortable accelerating tax cuts the governor wants to speed up with a $1.6 billion surplus on hand and money in a state rainy…
by - April 12, 2021 4:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a pair of identical bills Monday (April 12) that will raise the state’s median teacher salaries by $2,000 and create a fund to help lower-paying districts…
by - February 18, 2019 9:08 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Monday (Feb. 18) unanimously approved both a measure that would prohibit Arkansas lawmakers from dual work as a lobbyist and a proposal to place statues of…
by - February 5, 2019 2:46 pm
Teachers at 168 school districts would enjoy $1,000 pay raises under a bill passed by the House Education Committee Tuesday (Feb. 5). House Bill 1145 by Rep. Bruce Cozart, R-Hot…
by - August 9, 2018 5:30 pm
Democratic nominee for governor Jared Henderson Thursday (Aug. 9) proposed a one-year, 10% minimum teacher salary increase along with a 10-year goal of making Arkansas teachers the highest paid in…
