Little Rock’s mayor on Monday proposed returning local control to the city’s schools after a state plan to only grant limited authority sparked fears that the district could revert to a racially divided, “separate but equal” system 62 years after the desegregation of Central High School. Mayor Frank Scott proposed forming a temporary school board appointed by the city and state to run the district from January until a local board is elected in November 2020. “We want full and complete local control of all Little Rock School District schools,” Scott said at a news conference at city hall with several city board members.
