Nominees set for APA board annual election

This is the required notification to membership of a special election for seats on the APA Board of Directors. This is the first of three notifications. The nominees include:

• Andrew Bagley, co-owner and copublisher of the Helena Daily World and Monroe County Argus

• Tom Byrd, publisher of the Mena Star, Mansfield Citizen, Waldron News and The De Queen Bee

• Scott Loftis, co-owner, editor and publisher of the Carroll County News Ballots will be mailed to APA member newspapers following the third publication of this notice.

This notification opens a period for acceptance of other nominations. A letter of recommendation from three APA member newspapers in good standing is required for an at-large nomination. The newly elected members will assume their respective seats on the board at the conclusion of the election.

Seeing the need to provide as many incentives as possible for teachers to come work in high-need areas like the Delta, State Representative Jeremiah Moore worked closely with Governor Sar- ah Huckabee Sanders to get his proposal for a Teacher Academy program into the Governor’s education plan. The program would allow students who wish to enter the teaching field, agree to attend a college or university that has an approved Arkansas Teacher Academy program that will be implemented by the proposed new law can get their education expenses paid, resulting in an elimination of the debt bur- den that often saddles new teachers with high costs without high salaries that come in other professions that require a four-year degree.