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Arkansas

Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.

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Rules for use: affected grades and timing

Personal devices · statewide finding

Elementary: Full school day
Middle: Full school day
High: Full school day

School-day prohibition runs from the start of the school day to dismissal.

Applies in 2025–26.

Exceptions & source ↗

School devices, screen time and student AI

No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.

Learning & relevant rules for use

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Elementary

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Applies in 2025–26.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Middle

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Applies in 2025–26.

Device scope, exceptions & source

High

Computer science

Current · Students must receive instruction

Requires Arkansas graduates to earn one credit in an approved computer-science or computer-science-related career and technical education course.

Applies to students entering grade 9 in 2022–23 and later; the first standard graduating cohort is 2026.

Source & dates

AI literacy

Current · Optional resources / support

Maintains a state-approved Artificial Intelligence course within the Data Analytics and Machine Learning pathway, alongside data science and machine-learning coursework.

Current state-approved elective within the Data Analytics and Machine Learning pathway. AI course enrollment is not universal.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Applies in 2025–26.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Teacher capacity, funding & delivery

No reviewed support program is listed here yet. Individual policy details include any documented funding or training provision.

Questions for a district curriculum meeting

Which students receive instruction, in which grades and subjects, and for how much time?
What sequence connects computing concepts, data, AI understanding and digital judgment?
Who teaches it, and what training, preparation time and accessible materials do they receive?
Which documented funding or services can support delivery, and what remains a local budget decision?
What student work demonstrates understanding? Check who participates and who is missing.

These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.

Research awaiting review (1 records)

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Reviewed policy findings, district examples & history (3 records)

Restrictions

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Governance

Evidence gap

No current statewide record indexed. Research remains open.

Learning

Current evidence indexed

2 actions in this collection

Current statewide policies

Arkansas· State / DCCurrent

Act 122 of 2025 (SB 142)

Requires district and charter policies restricting personal-device possession and prohibiting use during the school day. School-issued devices, health/disability needs, emergencies and specified concurrent-enrollment authentication are exempt.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Personal devices

Requirement: Required
Grades: All K-12
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim

Adopted / approved: Feb 20, 2025
School implementation: Local policy required by the 2025–26 school year, submitted to DESE for approval and posted before each school year.

Evidence & dates Primary source ↗

Arkansas· State / DCCurrent

Arkansas Code §6-16-152 / state graduation requirements

Requires Arkansas graduates to earn one credit in an approved computer-science or computer-science-related career and technical education course.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Computer science

Requirement: Required
Grades: Requirement begins with 2026 graduates
Learning evidence: Student instruction required

Adopted / approved: Mar 23, 2021
School implementation: Applies to students entering grade 9 in 2022–23 and later; the first standard graduating cohort is 2026.

Evidence & dates Primary source ↗

Arkansas· State / DCCurrent

Arkansas CS standards and course catalog

Maintains a state-approved Artificial Intelligence course within the Data Analytics and Machine Learning pathway, alongside data science and machine-learning coursework.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

AI literacy

Requirement: Optional / resource
Grades: Grades 8–12 approved pathway
Learning evidence: Optional support / resources

School implementation: Current state-approved elective within the Data Analytics and Machine Learning pathway. AI course enrollment is not universal.

Evidence & dates Primary source ↗

Upcoming requirements

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Proposals under consideration

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Selected district examples

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Historical records

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Evidence coverage & remaining research

Consistent 16-dimension checklist

Coverage & remaining research

Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 4/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.

Dimension	Current statewide evidence	Other published evidence
Personal devices	1 linked action	0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
School-issued devices	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Screen time	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Student AI	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Staff AI	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
AI governance	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Social media / network	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Privacy / cybersecurity	1 linked action	0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
AI literacy	1 linked action	0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Computer science	1 linked action	0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Digital literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Media literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Digital citizenship	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Cybersecurity literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Data literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion
Social-media literacy	Not yet established	Research gap · no absence conclusion

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