Publications
Is the Merit Pay Debate Settled?
Commentary by Gary Ritter and Leo Casey
The Hechinger Report
July 20, 2011
Spotlights on Success: Traits and Strategies of Five High-Growth Schools in Arkansas
Volume 8, Issue 1
June 8, 2011
This report highlights five schools across Arkansas that are “beating the odds” and outlines the strategies, traits, leadership, and teaching contributing to each school’s success.
Spotlights on Success: Traits and Strategies of Five High-Growth Schools in Arkansas (PDF)
2011 Report Card on Arkansas Schools
2010 Report Card on Arkansas Schools
Act 35, New School Performance Ratings, and School Choice
Volume 8, Issue 5
March 15, 2011
This policy brief outlines the school performance ratings established by Act 35 and discusses the guidelines shaping this new rating system. We also describe how these ratings are related to the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act (AOPSCA), a component of Act 35.
Act 35, New School Performance Ratings, and School Choice (PDF)
The Case for Extended School Time in Arkansas
Volume 8, Issue 4
March 10, 2011
This policy brief addresses existing evidence surrounding the impact of extended learning opportunities for disadvantaged students and how this evidence might assist Arkansas lawmakers in legislating extended learning opportunities in our state.
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