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New Report Alert: “Beating the Odds” is Here!
We’re thrilled to announce the release of our latest OEP Awards: Beating the Odds report. This one is a favorite around here because it tells a story we deeply believe in: Academic Growth for ALL kids. Why We Love This Report 1. It spotlights growth Sometimes...
Early Child Care – Part 1 of 2: What’s Behind Arkansas’s School Readiness Assistance Child Care Subsidies?
What’s Going on with School Readiness Assistance Child Care Subsidies in Arkansas? by Hannah Denker The School Readiness Assistance (SRA) program helps low-income families afford child care while parents work or go to school. It’s run by the Arkansas Department of...
Arkansas Early Care & Education Key Indicators of Access, Quality & Workforce – Baseline Report 2025
Volume 22, Issue 4 September 17, 2025 This brief examines and explains the first comprehensive set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Arkansas’s early care and education (ECE) system, providing a statewide baseline on access, quality, and workforce. Click here...
Arkansas Early Care & Education Key Performance Indicators Baseline Report
Volume 22, Issue 4 September 17, 2025 This report establishes the first comprehensive set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Arkansas’s early care and education (ECE) system, focusing on access, quality, workforce, affordability, and data infrastructure....
Tracking Early Childhood in Arkansas: A New Baseline for Key Performance Indicators
by Hannah Denker Click here to read the Arkansas Education Report Click here to read the Policy Brief Early childhood care and education (ECE) is essential for Arkansas’s children, families, and workforce. But are we meeting the need? And how can we tell if we’re...
Got Data? Confronting Chronic Absenteeism
by Kim Shaw and Sarah McKenzie This week, OEP sent every Arkansas superintendent a report on chronic absenteeism (CA). The reports include both statewide trends and district-specific data from the past two years. If you’ve been following education news, you know...
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