Gov. Sanders Announces Waiver Approval for School Funding
The waiver lets Arkansas merge four federal funding streams into one and consolidate over $8.8 million over four years, officials said.
- On Tuesday in Hot Springs, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Arkansas as the fifth state to receive the 'Returning Education to the States' waiver, allowing the state to bypass certain federal funding and assessment requirements.
- Under President Trump, McMahon has sought to 'pare back' the Department of Education, and this approval empowers states to innovate and manage systems without Washington bureaucracy.
- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders emphasized the waiver could yield cost savings of about $13 million by reducing administrative reporting, while consolidating four federal funding streams totaling over $8.8 million over four years.
- Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva stated the state will maintain high standards, explaining, 'We don't want to run a state accountability system, and a federal accountability system, when we know our state accountability system identifies more students.'
- Critics like Bill Kopsky, director of the Arkansas Public Policy Panel, expressed concern that federal regulations serve as guardrails for vulnerable populations and warned such waivers make it increasingly difficult to compare academic performance across states.
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Trump administration grants Arkansas waiver loosening federal education rules | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
HOT SPRINGS -- The U.S. Department of Education has approved Arkansas' request to loosen federal requirements around funding and accountability, state and federal officials announced Tuesday.
Gov. Sanders announces waiver approval for school funding
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced July 7 that the U.S. Department of Education has approved Arkansas’ Returning Education to the States Waiver, along with the state’s application for Ed-Flex authority and amendments to its federal accountability plan.
Morgan County Citizen
arkansasadvocate.comFeds approve Arkansas’ request for flexibility in spending U.S. education funds
HOT SPRINGS — The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday approved Arkansas’ requests to consolidate federal funding and reduce the amount of paperwork and red tape required of school administrators. U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon signed the Returning Education to…
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