Arkansas Recognizes Schools Demonstrating Excellence Through 2026 Arkansas Gem Schools Program 📲 trst.in/3JbQL1
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👩🏫👨🏫 Tuesday, October 6, learn more about pathways to teacher licensure. If you're a paraprofessional, substitute teacher, unlicensed school staff, or you're thinking about changing careers, this is your chance to BECOME A TEACHER! 🍎 Register here: trst.in/q8vm65
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State offices are closed today in observance of Labor Day. View upcoming state holidays at trst.in/a2h7go
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ADE Joins Governor Sanders, Game & Fish, and Parks, Heritage & Tourism in Announcing the My Natural State Story Essay Contest 📲 dese.link/NatStateEssay
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Arkansas Launches Back-to-School Campaign to Help Families Build on Recent 8-Percentage-Point Gains in Student Reading. 📲 trst.in/XdU4Te
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Arkansas Launches Statewide ACCESS Portal, Creating One Universal College Application for Seniors. 📲 trst.in/piaCjM
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📚✨ A new school year means new opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed. ADE wishes students, educators, staff, and families an incredible start to the year ahead! trst.in/dMp3tH
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🍎 Five Arkansas educators have been named as the state's 2027 Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalists! The semi-finalists were chosen from among the state's Top 15 finalists and were recognized during today's ceremony at the Governor's Mansion. 📲 dese.link/27ATOYSemiFi
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And that's a wrap! 📈✔️💡 The 2026 ADE Summit brought in 2,300 attendees for 160 sessions. From outdoor education to AI in the classroom, there wasn't a hot topic that went untouched. Collaboration is key, and Arkansas continues to prove that we're better working together.
Arkansas didn’t follow the education playbook that was failing students.
We built a new blueprint for success and the results are speaking for themselves. wsj.com/opinion/school-choic…
How does our Returning Education to the States waiver work?
This is how we’re working with President @realDonaldTrump and @EDSecMcMahon to cut red tape:
Great visit in Arkansas alongside my friend, @SarahHuckabee, to approve the state's Returning Education to the States Waiver!
Consolidating federal funding streams and cutting red tape allows local educators to put students first, building a stronger foundation for their future career paths.
When you return education back to the states, it works.
Arkansas is already proving more education freedom empowers teachers and sets students up for success. This is how we’re continuing to put what matters most in education: learning.
Arkansas can now spend over $8.8 million more flexibly to meet students’ needs because of their new Returning Education to the States Waiver.
Another win for Natural State students and families!
I signed LEARNS 3 years ago to overhaul the state’s education system. Today, we’re seeing those changes pay off.
More students are proficient in every subject, in every grade. And we are not stopping here.
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