Jun 23, 2016 | AR Legislature
Concerns about adequate teacher salaries, meaningful evaluation systems, and efficient allocation of district resources shaped the discussion at this week’s House and Senate Education Committee meeting. Teacher Salaries Mr. Richard Wilson, Assistant Director of...
Apr 13, 2016 | AR Legislature
The House and Senate education committees met jointly yesterday and heard reports on teacher salaries and recruitment/retention issues. Salary studies are conducted routinely as a required part of the state’s ongoing adequacy study, but this is the first...
Mar 16, 2016 | AR Legislature
An update of what we can expect from the new federal education legislation and an ongoing discussion of professional development funding occupied much of this month’s joint meeting of the Arkansas House and Senate education committees. Every Student Succeeds Act...
Jan 13, 2016 | AR Legislature
The state’s ongoing study of educational adequacy includes gathering input from stakeholders. Eight organizations presented their concerns and recommendations yesterday to the House and Senate education committees, and legislators discussed the wide variety of...
Dec 16, 2015 | AR Legislature, The View from the OEP
The Arkansas House and Senate education committees met jointly this week and spent the most time talking about how to address differences in transportation costs across school districts. Student Transportation Education committee members discussed the ongoing struggle...
Oct 7, 2015 | AR Legislature
The Arkansas House and Senate education committees met jointly this week and discussed reports of issues related to student growth, declining enrollment, and English Language Learners funding and expenditures. Reviews of these three topics are among the required...