Arkansas becoming first state to sever ties with PBS, effective July 1 (ctvnews.ca) 11 points by kotaKat 7mo ago ↗ HN
[–] teachrdan 7mo ago ↗ Worth noting that Arkansas consistently ranks in the bottom 10 states for public educationhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/08/arkansas-named... :"In education, despite what the pro-LEARNS crowd says, Arkansas came in 43rd, which is two places lower than in 2021. Pre-K to 12th grade and higher education both fared poorly"Arkansas is also 49th in the US for adults with a college education:https://uca.edu/acre/citizens-guide-educational-attainment/#... [–] fuzzfactor 7mo ago ↗ If the adults cain't have a good education, the kids shore ain't gonna be entitled to one their damn self.
[–] fuzzfactor 7mo ago ↗ If the adults cain't have a good education, the kids shore ain't gonna be entitled to one their damn self.
[–] 31337Logic 7mo ago ↗ RIP Arkansas. Enjoy your TikTok news feed. I'm sure you'll produce a healthy and stable future generation of kids. Good luck.
[–] richardatlarge 7mo ago ↗ Look at Arkansas's two senators and you can see why PBS would be wasted on them anyway
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[ 33.1 ms ] story [ 139 ms ] threadhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/08/arkansas-named... :
"In education, despite what the pro-LEARNS crowd says, Arkansas came in 43rd, which is two places lower than in 2021. Pre-K to 12th grade and higher education both fared poorly"
Arkansas is also 49th in the US for adults with a college education:
https://uca.edu/acre/citizens-guide-educational-attainment/#...