CMS joins national Opportunity Culture® educational initiative

From The Sentinel-Record, May 22, 2022

Cutter Morning Star School District is implementing Opportunity Culture® models in its elementary school this fall as part of the Arkansas Department of Education’s statewide initiative to reach all students with quality, more-personalized teaching.

Superintendent Nancy Anderson said the district was approached by the department during the first year of its rollout and she visited the North Little Rock School District, which was one of the first schools to implement the program.

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