Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs Arkansas universal school choice bill

rkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), signed Wednesday’s Education Reform Bill into Law. Arkansas This year, the third nation to pass a universal tax. school choice program.

After the bill was passed by the state legislature on Tuesday, the governor signed the bill in a formal signing ceremony. This bill introduces a universal school option program, raises teacher salaries and restricts the teaching of controversial theories like critical race theory.

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“Arkansas made history today, setting the education model for the nation,” After the bill had been signed, Sanders took to Twitter. “The failed status quo is dead, and hope is alive for every kid in our state!”

The statement below is from the Washington ExaminerAlexa Henne, Sanders spokeswoman said that Governor Sanders had made it law. “the biggest, boldest, [and] most conservative education reform.”

“By the passage of AR LEARNS, Arkansas will be a blueprint for the country,” Henning spoke. “It raises teacher pay, empowers parents, and gives our students the skills to succeed in life. Every kid should have access to a quality education and a path to a good paying job and better life right here in Arkansas.”

Arkansas becomes the third state in this year’s lineup to pass a universal education choice program. This follows similar legislation passed earlier this year by Utah and Iowa. They join West Virginia, Arizona, and West Virginia in establishing universal school choice.

Education freedom activists praised the new law.