Faces of Freedom – The Smothers Family
Posted on December 16, 2024
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Mom of four Mallory Smothers recognized that each of her children needed a different type of learning environment. For daughter Allie, what worked turned out to be a small private microschool called Arrows Academy in Jonesboro. As a military family, they qualified for financial assistance from the state’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) program created by the LEARNS Act, opening access they otherwise would not have had.

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Arkansas Ranks Top Three Nationwide for Education Freedom

Arkansas Ranks Top Three Nationwide for Education Freedom

Feb 5, 2026 |

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – For the second year in a row, Arkansas ranks in the top three states on the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Index of State Education Freedom. The report analyzes each state’s charter school, homeschool, virtual school and open...

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Students shouldn’t be punished and left behind because their families don’t have financial resources. These are the voices of Arkansas families who have benefited from having alternative education options!