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Arkansas Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Funding: An Overview
Volume 22, Issue 2
February 19, 2025
This brief provides an overview of the findings from a research report examining early childhood care and education (ECCE) funding in Arkansas. It explores trends in total and per-child expenditures, compares Arkansas’s funding levels to neighboring states, and the impact of federal relief funds. The brief also offers policy recommendations to support the state’s ECCE system.
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Results 2024
Volume 22, Issue 1
February 5, 2025
In this policy brief we examine Arkansas’ 2024 results and examine score gaps between student groups.
Effects of PLC at Work in Arkansas Student Academic Outcomes
Volume 21, Issue 1
June 5, 2024
This study evaluates the impact of Solution Tree’s Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work model on the academic achievement and growth of students in Arkansas schools.
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Examining Disparities in Ninth-Grade Advanced Courses
Volume 20, Issue 9
December 6, 2023
This brief examines the racial and socioeconomic disparities in ninth-grade advanced course placement.
Exploration of Academic Outcomes in Arkansas’s Four-Day School Weeks and Year-Round Calendars
Volume 20, Issue 8
November 29, 2023
This brief provides an overview of the findings from a research report examining the academic outcomes of Arkansas school districts using a four-day school week or year-round calendar.
Advanced Placement & Concurrent Enrollment Courses and College Outcomes
Volume 20, Issue 7
November 1, 2023
This report examines the impact on enrollment in AP and CE courses on postsecondary outcomes for several student groups.
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