Jan 28, 2026 | 9th Grade Success, The View from the OEP
This blog is written with Sarah Morris, Ph.D., a University of Arkansas affiliate researcher and former junior high teacher. Freshman Success Reports (FSR) are back! We recently shared the 2024–25 reports with Arkansas Superintendents. These district-specific reports...
Feb 28, 2024 | 9th Grade Success, The View from the OEP
This blog is written with Sarah Morris, a Graduate Researcher in OEP and former junior high teacher. Yesterday, we emailed the district-level third annual Freshman Success Reports (FSR) to superintendents. These informational reports include how likely freshmen in...
Aug 30, 2023 | 9th Grade Success
This report presents information about the state of freshman success in Arkansas. We provide the likelihoods of passing all courses based on a pooled analysis of 2020-21 and 2021-22 freshmen. The report also includes descriptive information about failure rates by...
Aug 30, 2023 | 9th Grade Success, The View from the OEP
This blog is written with Sarah Morris, a Graduate Researcher in OEP and former junior high teacher. If you’ve been following OEP research, you know that we care a lot about student success during the freshman year of high school. Our research has shown: 1 in 5...
Aug 23, 2023 | 9th Grade Success, Policy Briefs
Volume 20, Issue 5 August 23, 2023 This report examines the implementation of absence policy regarding credit consequences. Analyzing Arkansas’s Course Credit and Unexcused Absence Policy
Aug 23, 2023 | 9th Grade Success, Arkansas Education Reports
Volume 20, Issue 4 August 23, 2023 This report examines the implementation of unexcused absence policy and course credit consequences. Freshman Course Credit and Unexcused Absences