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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In the final days of the signature-gathering phase, the ballot initiative group is making its final push for its education amendment to qualify for the November ballot.
According to Bill Kopsky with For AR Kids in a news conference Tuesday, the group is roughly 25,000 signatures short and needs to meet the minimum in a few more counties. Posts from social media indicate the group may still need signatures in more counties than what was announced in the press conference.
The group's ballot initiative aims to create free access to Pre-K for 3 & 4-year-olds, establish the minimum academic standards for Arkansas schools and require all schools that accept state taxpayer funds to follow the same rules & standards.
Opponents say multiple things are causing them to stand against the initiative.
Rep. Brit McKenzie (R-Rogers) said the unknown dollar amount for this measure is a major reason, along with it conflicting with religious freedom and potentially undoing teacher pay raises and merit bonuses to pay for it all.
"The education rights a...
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