Publications
2020 Arkansas Discipline Report
Volume 18, Issue 10
September 30, 2021
This report examines student discipline in the Arkansas public schools. Using ten years of de-identified student- and infraction-level data from 2010-11 to 2019-20 provided by the Arkansas Department of Education, our research identifies trends and a number of key student outcomes related to student discipline in the Arkansas public schools.
A Longitudinal Study of Gifted Status and Academic Growth
Volume 18, Issue 7
May 12, 2021
This brief assesses the relationship between being identified as gifted and academic growth among students who scored at or above the 95th percentile on state assessments in third grade.
Gifted Education in Arkansas: A Longitudinal Study of Gifted Status and Academic Growth
Volume 18, Issue 9
May 12, 2021
This study assesses the effectiveness of gifted programs in Arkansas by leveraging student-level achievement and demographic data of students who scored at or above the 95th percentile on state assessments in third grade.
The Effect of School and District Consolidation on Student Achievement: Evidence from Arkansas
Volume 18, Issue 8
March 03, 2021
This report examines the impact on school and district consolidation in Arkansas on Math and ELA achievement outcomes.
Does the Timing of Money Matter? A Case Study of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
Volume 18, Issue 6
February 17, 2021
This report investigates how the scholarship influenced student outcomes for Current Achievers, who were already enrolled in college at the time the money was distributed. This report also highlights whether GPA, credit-accumulation, and graduation rates vary depending on which year of college students were in when they received funding.
Does the Timing of Money Matter? A Case Study of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
Volume 18, Issue 7
February 17, 2021
This report examines the effect of a state-financed merit-aid scholarship—the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship (ACS)—on post-secondary outcomes at a large university in Arkansas
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