Arkansas Teachers Pay Raises Not Tied to Haircut Style
“in arkansas, teachers with a bob haircut can't ask for a rise”
Summary
Arkansas has no law or regulation that links a teacher’s eligibility for a salary increase to having a bob haircut. Teacher pay raises are governed by the LEARNS Act and related salary schedules, and the notion that a bob haircut can block a raise has been debunked as a myth.
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- Arkansas
We work to foster, promote, and develop the health, safety and welfare of the wage earners of Arkansas.
- 1 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REGARDING BARBERING STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
bobbing.............................................................................................................................425 Hours
- ADE Commissioner's Memo - FIN-23-041 - LEARNS Teacher Minimum Salary and Raise Fund
§ 6-17-2403 to require classroom teachers to be paid a minimum base salary of $50,000 beginning in 2023-24. Teachers making above $50,000 in 2022-23 shall receive a minimum salary increase of $2,000 in 2023-24.
- Arkansas
On March 8, 2023, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Act 237, known as the Arkansas LEARNS Act, into law. The Arkansas LEARNS Act is bold and comprehensive and will transform education in Arkansas · For more details, check out the LEARNS website
- 17-24 Dress Code, Appearance, and Uniforms
inappropriately dressed may be sent home to change.
- Arkansas Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations
This compilation presents school discipline-related laws and regulations for U.S. states, U.S. territories, · Laws, ordered by chapter and section number, appear first within each category followed by regulations · A.C.A. § 6-21-609. Prohibition against smoking, the use of tobacco or tobacco ...
- El Senado de Texas – Noticias - 20250226a
El proyecto implementa este cronograma de aumento salarial a través de un nuevo fondo o asignación, separado de la asignación básica, la variable que controla el dinero que recibe un distrito por estudiante. Hoy, alrededor de un tercio de esa asignación se usa para pagar los salarios de los maestros, lo que a veces obliga a los administradores a tomar decisiones difíciles sobre cómo pagarle a otros integrantes del personal escolar que no son maestros, también sobre cómo pagar las necesidades operativas generales.
- El Senado de Texas – Noticias - 20250220a
Comité del Senado presenta plan de aumento salarial para maestros · El senador Brandon Creighton, de Conroe, dijo que el Proyecto del Senado 26 es la primera medida en un paquete legislativo que busca mejorar las condiciones laborales de los maestros en las escuelas públicas de Texas
- Teacher Salaries Under the Arkansas LEARNS Act
Today’s blog was written by Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Josh McGee, Taylor Wilson, and Miranda Vernon. It summarizes the results of our recent research brief on salary changes under the A…
- TWIBS: Arkansas Bill Allows Lawsuits Over Haircuts, Pronouns — Assigned
Those suits can range from $10,000 per defendant at a minimum, up to $10 million; they can be filed up to fifteen years after the event; and they apply extraterritorially, meaning they can target out-of-state providers and others who help Arkansas residents in accessing gender-affirming care. Since the bill defines social transition as “changes in clothing, pronouns, hairstyle, and name,” it’s entirely conceivable that a barber could be sued for cutting a transgender boy’s hair, or a teacher for using a student’s preferred pronouns and chosen name.
- 11 Ridiculous, Sexist Laws That Still Exist in the US
Some of the supposed laws around women’s hair have been debunked, including the belief that Arkansas teachers can be refused a pay raise if they have a bob haircut.
- To Create the Vulnerable Youth Protection Act; And to Authorize a Civil Action For Social Transitioning and Castration, Sterilization or Mutilation of a Minor - ACLU of Arkansas
Additionally, the bill applies “extraterritorially,” meaning it could target out-of-state people and providers who assist Arkansas residents in accessing gender-affirming care. HB1668 is so broadly written that it could lead to lawsuits against anyone who supports a transgender minor in any way. Hairdressers who cut a trans teen’s hair, teachers who use a student’s chosen name, and nonprofits that offer support could all face frivolous lawsuits.
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