POLICY FOUNDATION RUNNER-UP IN NATIONAL BETTER GOVERNMENT COMPETITION
(June 11, 2012) A Policy Foundation proposal to increase government transparency is one of four runners-up...
ARKANSAS MEDICAID CRISIS LOOMS DESPITE $1 BILLION IN STIMULUS FUNDS
(June 2012) Arkansas policymakers face a potential $1.3 billion budget deficit in the state’s Medicaid program...
HOW LOW WILL THEY GO?
“College algebra is in the way of so many kids. They can’t (pass) it and they drop...
ARKANSAS MEDICAID’S UNFUNDED LIABILITIES
“The long-term liabilities of the ARKids First program should be identified.” Policy Foundation memos, 2006 (May 5,...
FOIA DOCUMENTS: STATE, LRSD UNPREPARED FOR DEFLATION IN PROPERTY VALUES SCENARIO
(April 2012) The state Department of Education and the Little Rock School District, Arkansas’ largest district,...
FLIGHT FROM ACCOUNTABILITY
We seek “intellectual honesty and complete openness in reporting academic progress and ‘the state’ of public...
TWICE AS MANY ARKANSAS HOMESCHOOL AND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS AS AEA MEMBERS
(March 2012) The number of Arkansas homeschooled and private school students outnumber Arkansas Education Association (AEA)...
POLICY FOUNDATION JOINS LEGAL CHALLENGE TO NATIONALIZED MEDICAL INSURANCE
(February 13, 2012) The Policy Foundation has joined a legal challenge to nationalized medical insurance, joining...
IMPROVING K-12 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, PT. 1
A financial analysis model should be created to augment the existing Arkansas Public School System Computer...
ARKANSAS TEACHER PERFORMANCE PAY
“The State Board of Education should authorize the (Education) Director…to expend department funds for any salary-related...
