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Education committee presses for broader outreach to boost teacher pipeline and concurrent-credit uptake
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Lawmakers pressed Department staff on expanding concurrent-credit outreach, pathways to teacher licensure and accountability for scholarships and loan-forgiveness programs; the department said some students could finish an associate while in high school and offered to provide program-by-program data.
Department staff briefed the Education Committee on efforts to expand the teacher pipeline, focusing on concurrent-credit pathways, associate-degree alignment and program accountability.
Legislators from both chambers urged a concerted outreach campaign after several members said students and parents remain unaware of concurrent-credit opportunities. "One of the best kept secrets still in the state of Arkansas are concurrent courses," Representative Chesterfield said, urging outreach comparable to past lottery publicity. Committee members proposed that two-year colleges send eligibility letters directly to parents and students; a…
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