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Arkansas Education Reports
2024 Outstanding Educational Performance Awards: Highlighting Arkansas Schools Demonstrating High Student Growth
Volume 22, Issue 2 February 26, 2025
This report is the OEP awards for the 2023-24 academic year, highlighting the schools around the state where students are demonstrating the greatest academic growth based on the 2024 ATLAS assessments.
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, and the potential impact of recent policy changes. Arkansas’s ECCE system plays a critical role in supporting young children, particularly those from low-income families, yet access and funding instability remain ongoing challenges.
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Arkansas Parent Survey 2024
Volume 21, Issue 3
September 4, 2024
This report summarizes parents’ perspectives and provides suggestions for plicymakers, school leaders, and other education stakeholders to consider as they navigate the post-pandemic era and the implications of the LEARNS Act on Arkansas’ education system.
Student Outcomes in Arkansas’s Open Enrollment Charter Schools: 2021-2023
Volume 21 Issue 2
August 28, 2024
This study examines student outcomes of value-added growth and weighted achievement of Arkansas’s open-enrollment public charter schools and traditional public schools.
Professional Learning Communities and Student Outcomes
Volume 21, Issue 1
June 5, 2024
This study evaluates the impact of the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work model on student achievement and growth in Arkansas schools.
Course Correction: Navigating Equity in Ninth-Grade Advanced Placement
Volume 20, Issue 9
December 6, 2023
This report examines ninth-grade advanced course placement in Arkansas, revealing disparities rooted in race and socioeconomic status
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