Missed school days from snow and ice a joy for Arkansas students. For administrators, not so much.

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 939

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Arkansas students may have celebrated the winter weather that kept them out of school for several days over the past week.

For educators reopening schools, however, it poses a challenge: how to make up lost instruction time.

Multiple school districts closed last week after widespread ice, sleet and snow drove through the state and prompted the White House to declare an emergency in Arkansas.

UPDATED: Winter storm prompts closing of Arkansas schools, …

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