Issue Spotlight: What Democrats running for Arkansas governor say about education

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 330

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago


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The rising cost of Arkansas’ school voucher program has prompted concerns from Democrats and some rural Republican legislators who say it will be devastating to public schools.

Whoever wins the March 3 Democratic primary for governor will face Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Republican who signed the law creating the voucher program.

Sen. Fred Love and Supha Xayprasith-Mays, who are seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, are both critical of …

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