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riversedge

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Wed May 24, 2023, 04:42 AM May 2023

Arkansas Seeks End to School Desegregation Settlements

Make no mistake--this is happening in many Red states!!---taking money from Public education and giving to private schools.



Arkansas Seeks End to School Desegregation Settlements
State attorney general says some districts use outdated legal decrees to try to avoid school choice
https://www.wsj.com/articles/arkansas-seeks-end-to-school-desegregation-settlements-227dff43



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May 19, 2023 5:30 am ET


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As Arkansas prepares one of the country’s most expansive school-voucher programs, its attorney general is seeking to end decades-old legal settlements meant to end racial segregation, arguing that they are outdated and interfere with state policies favoring school choice.

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Arkansas Seeks End to School Desegregation Settlements (Original Post) riversedge May 2023 OP
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