EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders reacts to Arkansas Senate passing sweeping education reform bill

School choice legislation passed in the Republican-held Arkansas Senate on Thursday afternoon with an overwhelming majority.

"Arkansas is one step closer to unleashing the most bold, comprehensive, conservative education reform package in the nation with the Arkansas Senate’s passage of my signature Arkansas LEARNS bill today," Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders told Fox News in an exclusive statement.

"It will empower parents to choose the best school for their kid, improve childhood literacy, increase teacher pay to one of the highest in the nation, and prepare kids to graduate into high-paying jobs with the skills and training they need to be successful," she added.