Consultant Criticizes Education Department Organization
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A consultant is reporting that the Arkansas
Education Department isnt properly organized to carry out the
overhaul of the states school system.
Consultant James R. Smith told legislators Monday that workers
are underpaid, the department has poor management and that the
agency has more than its share of communications problems.
Department director Ken James says he agrees with most of the
findings of a $169,000 study.
James says the department needs better focus and that the study
will lead to changes.
