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| Type | Public boarding school |
| Established | 1979 |
| Oversight | Administrator of Programs for the Gifted and Talented, Arkansas Department of Education |
| Faculty | 40 (approx) |
| Grades | Rising 12th Graders |
| Number of students | 400 (approx) |
| Campus | Arkansas Tech |
The Arkansas Governor's School (also known as Arkansas Governor's School for the Gifted and Talented or AGS) is a publicly funded four-week (formerly six-week) residential summer program offered to rising seniors in the state of Arkansas. The school typically accepts around 400 students each year.[1]
Modeled after the Governor's School of North Carolina, AGS was founded by governor Bill Clinton in 1979.[2]
From 1979 until 2018, the program took place on the grounds of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.[2]
On September 13, 2018, the Arkansas Board of Education voted to move the program to Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Arkansas.[3] This decision was met with high criticism from past alumni, staff, and parents with over 2,500 signing a petition against the campus change.[4] The program has since been housed at Arkansas Tech for the 2019–2024 sessions.[5]
- ^ "Arkansas Governor's School". www.hendrix.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ a b "Arkansas Governor's School coming to ATU -". couriernews.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ Brantley, Max. "State Board votes to transfer Arkansas Governor's School to Arkansas Tech". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ Howell, Cynthia (14 September 2018). "Tech selected to take over Arkansas Governor's School; Hendrix had been host for 38 years". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ "Arkansas Governor's School". www.hendrix.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-22.