Arkansas LEARNS Act Website

A new website is launched in conjunction with the new education law in Arkansas.

The full story below from KTLO:

 Arkansas’ new education law — Arkansas LEARNS — now has its own website: https://learns.ade.arkansas.gov.

The Arkansas Department of Education recently launched a one-stop website to spotlight the Arkansas LEARNS Act and implementation while also promoting transparency.

According to the Arkansas Department of Education, an acronym for Literacy, Empowerment, Accountability, Readiness, Networking and School Safety, LEARNS is the most comprehensive education reform law ever passed in Arkansas.

Since Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Arkansas LEARNS Act into law on March 8, the department has hit the ground running with a focus on implementation.

ADE Secretary Jacob Oliva said, “We promised the governor, legislators, and the public that we would implement the LEARNS law with fidelity and transparency, and this new website helps us fulfill that commitment. The site serves as another communications tool that promotes the sharing of education information with students, parents, and educators.”

In addition to a link to the LEARNS law, the site also features an ‘Executive Orders’ tab at the top including links to executive orders pertaining to the department. ADE’s response to each of the orders is posted in the section.

Executive Order 23-08, which prioritizes LEARNS, serves as the main executive order for the department. Comprehensive responses, which include commitments from the department, are located under the ‘Executive Orders’ tab, as well as in the ‘Action Items’ and ‘Reports’ tabs at the top of the site.

In addition to the sections, the LEARNS website also includes a ‘Work Groups’ section with information about the groups that will develop recommendations for the rule-making process, as well as information about the ADE Transparency Dashboards, student statistics, school districts, and staff members.