Joint education committees adopt interim study on four-day school week

Jan 6, 2026

The Arkansas Senate and House education committees on Jan. 6 adopted Interim Study Proposal ISP-2025-082, sponsored by Sen. Steve Crowell, to establish requirements for districts that initiate a four-day school week; the adoption was recorded 'without objection' and declared an emergency.

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The Arkansas Senate and House education committees on Jan. 6 adopted Interim Study Proposal ISP-2025-082, sponsored by Sen. Steve Crowell, which would establish requirements for public school districts that initiate and maintain a four-day school week. The committee adopted the ISP 'without objection' and declared an emergency; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote or tabulated tally.

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