Gov. Hutchinson expects AR to receive $1.25 billion from the coronavirus aid legislation passed by Congress last week for needs such as adding hospital capacity and buying ventilators and protective medical gear.
With General Assembly approval, Gov. Hutchinson has allocated an additional $45 million to the $30 million he authorized earlier for personal protective equipment (PPE) & ventilators for health care professionals & first responders as they test/treat COVID-19 patients.
The final 2019 Arkansas School Performance Report (School Report Card) has been posted at
https://myschoolinfo.arkansas.gov/SRC.
Watch Monday afternoon's COVID-19 update by Governor Hutchinson here. https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan/events/archived_events_folder/march_30_covid-19_update_from_governor_asa_hutchinson
Governor Hutchinson and Dr. Smith, Secretary of the ADH, will provide an update to media this Monday afternoon regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response. The news conference will be live-streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/c/GovernorAsaHutchinson/live
Beginning today at 8 a.m., Arkansas PBS will broadcast “Arkansas AMI” – streamlined, curriculum-based programming for the state’s pre-K - 8th grade students – in partnership with DESE in response to mandatory school closures due to COVID-19.
Watch Saturday afternoon's COVID-19 update by Governor Hutchinson here. https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan/events/archived_events_folder/march_28_covid-19_update_by_governor_asa_hutchinson
Watch Friday afternoon's COVID-19 update by Governor Hutchinson here. https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan/events/archived_events_folder/march_27_covid-19_update_by_governor_asa_hutchinson
Commissioner's Memo LS-20-089 containing guidance for schools regarding COVID-19 has been re-released with updates. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4328
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will speak this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from the governor's conference room at the state capitol in Little Rock to give an update on the coronavirus. Watch live statewide on Arkansas PBS, or watch online at: https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan
Watch Thursday afternoon's COVID-19 update by Governor Hutchinson here. https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan/events/archived_events_folder/march_26_covid-19_update_by_governor_asa_hutchinson
DESE has released an AMI document titled, Arkansas Continuing Education Options for PK-12. This document outlines the various options districts should consider at this time. For more information: http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4361
AR-CAN – the Arkansas Citizens Access Network – will live-stream the Special Legislative Session of the 92nd General Assembly today beginning at 1 p.m. at the Jack Stephens Arena on the UA Little Rock campus. Watch here: https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan
Governor Hutchinson & Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, will provide an update to media this Thursday afternoon at 2:30 regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response. You can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/c/GovernorAsaHutchinson/live
Watch Wednesday afternoon's COVID-19 update by Governor Hutchinson here. http://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan/events/live_events_folder/march_25_covid-19_update_by_governor_asa_hutchinson2
Governor Hutchinson announces that special legislative session will start tomorrow (Thursday) at 1:00 p.m.
Governor Hutchinson & Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, will provide an update to media this Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response. https://www.youtube.com/c/GovernorAsaHutchinson/live
DESE has received tentative approval from the US DOE for a waiver for 2020 assessment, accountability, and reporting. http://adecm.arkansas.gov/ViewApprovedMemo.aspx?id=4359
Watch Tuesday afternoon's COVID-19 update by Governor Hutchinson here: https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/arcan/events/live_events_folder/governor_hutchinson_to_provide_covid-19_update_to_media
Governor Hutchinson and Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, will provide an update to media this afternoon at 1:30 regarding Arkansas’s COVID-19 response. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/c/GovernorAsaHutchinson/live