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Supporting Arkansas’s Early Childhood Workforce: Progress, Challenges, and What’s Next
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 here. The early childhood workforce in Arkansas...
GT Growth Awards for 2024
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 improved over the school year compared to students across...
2024 Beating the Odds: High-Poverty Arkansas Schools Achieving Big Gains
Key Differences: OEP Awards vs. Arkansas Rewards and Recognition OEP Awards Focuses on growth in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA). Recognizes student improvement. Awards include...
2024 OEP Growth Awards
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 students are learning SO MUCH! OEP is focused on...
Arkansas Early Childhood Care and Education Federal and State Programs Funding Report
Volume 22, Issue 1 February 19, 2025 This report analyzes the funding landscape for Arkansas’s early childhood care and education (ECCE) system, focusing on key revenue sources, expenditure trends,...
Arkansas Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Funding: An Overview
Volume 22, Issue 2 February 19, 2025 This brief provides an overview of the findings from a research report examining early childhood care and education (ECCE) funding in Arkansas. It explores...
Funding Arkansas’s Youngest Learners: Where We Are and What’s Next
By Hannah Denker Early childhood care and education (ECCE) is a critical foundation for Arkansas’s children, families, and economy. Research shows that high-quality child care and pre-K improve...
2024 Arkansas Teacher Workforce Report
Link: 2024 Arkansas Teacher Workforce Report The LEARNS Act mandates the Arkansas Department of Education's Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to produce an annual report on the...
Administrators’ Views of Teacher Salary Changes Under the Arkansas LEARNS Act
Link: Administrators’ Views of Teacher Salary Changes Under the Arkansas LEARNS Act SUMMARY We surveyed superintendents and principals statewide to understand their perspectives on the salary...
Wellbeing and Working Conditions in the Arkansas Teacher Workforce
Link: Wellbeing and Working Conditions in the Arkansas Teacher Workforce In the spring of the 2023-2024 school year, we developed the Arkansas Teacher Survey in collaboration with the Arkansas...
Explaining the Arkansas Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program
by Josh B. McGee The LEARNS Act (Act 237 of the 2023 Regular Session) established the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program, also known as Merit Pay, to recognize and reward Arkansas’s outstanding...
2024 Arkansas Parent Survey
by Taylor Wilson, Graduate Researcher As Arkansas navigates the evolving educational landscape, the 2024 survey by the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas offers a snapshot of...
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