Arkansas Discipline Update

Sep 19, 2018 | Student Discipline, The View from the OEP

Last week, the Student Discipline Task Force submitted their report to the Arkansas State Board of Education, and OEP was pleased to present the annual report on student discipline. OEP’s report examines student discipline in Arkansas public schools. We identify...
School Discipline in Arkansas

School Discipline in Arkansas

May 3, 2017 | Student Discipline, The View from the OEP

  While many of us laugh at Bart’s chalkboard trials, discipline in schools has been raising concerns nationally.  Today’s Policy Brief examines trends in school discipline in Arkansas. In response to concerns about disparities in discipline outcomes...

School Discipline in Arkansas

Jul 16, 2014 | Student Discipline, The View from the OEP

School safety is, without dispute, an important issue (in fact, the OEP named school safety concerns as the #4 story in our top 10 education stories of 2013).  According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the common sense of any teacher or parent, students need...