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New state education secretary outlines literacy, teacher recruitment goals and pledges school visits
Summary
At the Senate Education Committee orientation, newly confirmed Education Secretary Oliver described priorities — third-grade literacy, teacher recruitment and career-technical pathways — and committed to visiting Arkansas schools to assess facility and equity needs.
Secretary Oliver, newly confirmed to lead the state Department of Education, introduced himself to the Senate Education Committee and framed literacy and teacher investment as top priorities for his tenure. He told lawmakers he brings more than two decades of experience as a teacher, principal and superintendent and several years in senior roles at the Florida Department of Education.
Oliver said a central aim is increasing third-grade reading proficiency and broadening…
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