State education officials brief joint panel on ACCESS Act and workforce scholarships

Jan 6, 2026

Ross White and Dr. Tina Moore told the joint Senate and House education committees that the ACCESS Act is a career-readiness program intended to guide high school students toward college or military service; the update also covered Workforce Pell grants and the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.

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Ross White, director of the Division of Career and Technical Education at the Arkansas Department of Education, and Dr. Tina Moore, director of Workforce Development at the Arkansas Division of Higher Education, briefed the joint education committees on Jan. 6 about the Arkansas Acceleration, Common Sense, Cost, Eligibility, Scholarships, and Standardization (ACCESS) Act and related workforce scholarships.

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