Publications

Volume 1, Issue 2
March 1, 2004 

The Arkansas Joint Legislative Committee on Educational Adequacy contracted with the national consulting firm of Lawrence O. Picus and Associates to conduct a statewide adequacy study and report the findings to the Committee in the Fall of 2003. The report findings are summarized in this policy brief.

Defining Educational Adequacy (PDF)

Volume 1, Issue 1
March 1, 2004 

We investigated evidence related to: (1) school district consolidation and school size, and (2) spending and academic performance data for schools and districts in Arkansas to derive lessons from the research regarding the consolidation debate.

School Consolidation: Making Sense of the Consolidation Debate (PDF)