Ark. Code Ann. § 6-5-1101
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The General Assembly finds that: (1) Public schools should help all students: (A) Have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills needed to succeed in all first-year coursework in associate and baccalaureate degree programs in non-mathematics-based majors; and (B) Be ready for as many career options as possible by having a base level of employability; and (2) The development of college and career readiness standards should be undertaken as an integrative process among: (A) The General Assembly; (B) State agencies that regulate and support the public educational systems of the state; (C) Kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions; and (D) The public. Added by Act 2013, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Public schools should help all students: (A) Have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills needed to succeed in all first-year coursework in associate and baccalaureate degree programs in non-mathematics-based majors; and (B) Be ready for as many career options as possible by having a base level of employability; and
(A) Have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills needed to succeed in all first-year coursework in associate and baccalaureate degree programs in non-mathematics-based majors; and
(B) Be ready for as many career options as possible by having a base level of employability; and
(2) The development of college and career readiness standards should be undertaken as an integrative process among: (A) The General Assembly; (B) State agencies that regulate and support the public educational systems of the state; (C) Kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions; and (D) The public.
(A) The General Assembly;
(B) State agencies that regulate and support the public educational systems of the state;
(C) Kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions; and
(D) The public.
Added by Act 2013, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Public schools should help all students: (A) Have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills needed to succeed in all first-year coursework in associate and baccalaureate degree programs in non-mathematics-based majors; and (B) Be ready for as many career options as possible by having a base level of employability; and
(A) Have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills needed to succeed in all first-year coursework in associate and baccalaureate degree programs in non-mathematics-based majors; and
(B) Be ready for as many career options as possible by having a base level of employability; and
(2) The development of college and career readiness standards should be undertaken as an integrative process among: (A) The General Assembly; (B) State agencies that regulate and support the public educational systems of the state; (C) Kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions; and (D) The public.
(A) The General Assembly;
(B) State agencies that regulate and support the public educational systems of the state;
(C) Kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions; and
(D) The public.
Added by Act 2013, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Status: in_force
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