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for Arkansas’ education stakeholders.

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We are here to serve as a resource to state lawmakers, educators, administrators, and other leaders, providing them with current national, state, and regional research in education to support them in thoughtful decision-making concerning PreK-20 education in the State of Arkansas.

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Data includes Best High Schools, Demographics, Discipline, Finances, Graduation Rates, National Comparisons, Performance on State Assessments and School Recognition and Letter Grades.

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YouTube Tutorials to support data use for Arkansas schools. Arkansas-focused education research for Arkansas’s education stakeholders.

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Topics include College Going, Student Discipline, School Funding, School Performance, Teacher Salaries and more…

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Publications include Arkansas Education Reports, OP-EDs / Commentary, Overall Education Points, Policy Briefs and Report Cards.

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Supporting Arkansas’s Early Childhood Workforce: Progress, Challenges, and What’s Next

Early Childhood, Other, The View from the OEP

by Hannah Denker We took a look at the newly released 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index to see how Arkansas stacks up—and where we might go from...

The Kids Are…Alright?

The View from the OEP

There has been a lot of concern about student mental health lately, particularly as it is related to cell phone use. The majority of information...

GT Growth Awards for 2024

Academic Growth, Other, The View from the OEP

Academic Growth (a.k.a. Value-Added or VAM) is a measure of how much students' scores on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math...

2024 Beating the Odds: High-Poverty Arkansas Schools Achieving Big Gains

Other, The View from the OEP

Key Differences: OEP Awards vs. Arkansas Rewards and Recognition OEP Awards Focuses on growth in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA)....

2024 OEP Growth Awards

Other, The View from the OEP

Hooray! Today is one of our favorite days of the year! The day we announce the OEP Growth Awards! Every year we love to celebrate the schools where...