Hope Kiwanis Hears Program From Phoebe Bailey of Southwest Arkansas Education Coop

By Mark Keith, 06/6/23 4:09 PM

The Hope Kiwanis Club heard from Phoebe Bailey, Director of the Southwest Arkansas Education Coop in Hope on May 6th.  Bailey talked about the LEARNS act recently passed by the legislature.  She explained some of the components and how the state is working to clarify the act.  She also noted the act is controversial to some and has spawned some lawsuits.  Bailey said at the coop they are working to implement the provisions of the act and should there be a court decision that reverses the act, they’ll deal with that situation if it happens.  The club found the program very helpful in explaining some of the changes that will come with the act’s implementation.