New Law Lets Home Schoolers Go the Distance on Extracurriculars

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Earlier this month, Gov. Sanders signed a good law that will expand opportunities for home schoolers.

S.B. 547 by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R — Jonesboro) and Rep. Stephen Meeks (R — Greenbrier) eliminates an old provision in state law that says home schoolers must live within 25 miles of a private school in order to participate in extracurricular activities at that school.

The bill did not receive a lot of attention, but it’s still a good law that is going to help home school families.

With the governor’s signature, S.B. 547 is now Act 728 of 2025.

We appreciate Sen. Sullivan, Rep. Meeks, and our friends in the legislature working with us on this good measure, and we appreciate Gov. Sanders signing it into law.

Act 728 will help further expand extracurricular and interscholastic opportunities for Arkansas’ home schooled students. That’s good for everyone.

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Church Attendance in UK Skyrockets at Staggering Rate: CBN News

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Recently the Bible Society in the United Kingdom announced that church attendance in the U.K. has skyrocketed 50% since 2018.

CBN reports churches in the U.K. have grown in recent years and are more ethnically diverse than they were seven years ago.

Pastor Marc Pawson of Palm Church in Glasgow, Scotland, says people in the U.K. are searching for meaning and that revival is happening.

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Governor Sanders Signs Law to Give Students a Window into the Womb

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On Monday Governor Sanders signed a good law to help teach public school students about unborn children.

S.B. 450 by Sen. Breanne Davis (R — Russellville) and Rep. Kendra Moore (R — Lincoln) lets public school students see a recording of a high-definition ultrasound video as part of human fetal growth and development education courses.

The law also makes it possible for students to learn important facts about how unborn children develop in the womb.

Similar legislation reportedly has passed in North Dakota, Tennessee, Idaho, and Kansas.

With the governor’s signature, S.B. 450 is now Act 915 of 2025. Act 915 received overwhelming support in the Arkansas Senate and House of Representatives, and we want to recognize the legislature for supporting this good law and Governor Sanders for signing it on Monday.

Very few medical advancements have done more to change hearts and minds on abortion than ultrasound technology. In fact, research has shown that some women are less likely to have an abortion if they see an ultrasound image of their unborn child. Act 915 will help students understand that unborn children are human beings.

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