Apr 11, 2024 | School Funding, The View from the OEP
by Josh B. McGee Last week’s blog discussed the sources of Arkansas school funding and some of the basics about how the state’s funding formula works. As a quick review, Arkansas has a student-based funding formula that provides districts with a foundation amount for...
Apr 3, 2024 | School Funding, The View from the OEP
by Josh McGee Today’s blog is the first in a series about Arkansas school funding. Our goal is to provide straightforward, data-driven explanations of things like: How the Arkansas K-12 funding system works; How our education funding compares to other states; How the...
Mar 27, 2024 | The View from the OEP
Our apologies for all the emails this morning…We have been adding content to the website and it automatically lets you know. We are figuring it out. Four Day School Week Virtual Town Hall Tomorrow! If you are considering changing to a 4DSW, or just want to know more...
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...
Jan 31, 2024 | Teacher Salaries and Supply, The View from the OEP
Today’s blog was written by Andrew Camp, Gema Zamarro, and Josh McGee. It summarizes the results of our recent research brief on teacher retention. Teacher retention declined in recent years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers faced intense job-related...
Jan 24, 2024 | Mark Your Calendar, The View from the OEP
Wow…. So much has changed in the Arkansas Education landscape over the last year! Please join us in Little Rock on February 7th at our conference Educate to Elevate: A Year of Change and Growth for an update on the current status of key initiatives, what we are...