A TALE OF TWO ARKANSAS PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Summary: Two reports on student performance underscore the problem: the state Department of...
NATIONALIZED MEDICAL INSURANCE EXPANSION REJECTED BY ARKANSAS POLICYMAKERS
(December 2011) Arkansas policymakers, pressed by fiscal conservatives have rejected an expansion of...
ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DEBT NEARLY TRIPLES SINCE 2000
“The following provision for Arkansas school districts is recommended: a prohibition on the...
ARKANSAS PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT DECLINES SINCE LAUNCH OF QUICK-ACTION CLOSING FUND
“Reduce the state’s income tax…repeal the state’s capital gains tax.” Arkansas Policy Foundation,...
ARKANSAS HAS HIGHEST INCOME TAX RATE AMONG BORDER STATES
“Reduce the state’s income tax. Among the reforms, consider an across the board...
STATE ISSUES NUMERICAL GRADES TO SCHOOLS
“Issue school-by-school performance report cards to parents and the public. Use the results...
MOST CHARTERS EXCEL, FOUR APPROACH ALERT
(October 1, 2011) Most Arkansas charters1 meet or exceed standards in a state report...
LITTLE ROCK HAS HALF OF FAILING SCHOOLS IN STATE EDUCATION REPORT
(October 1, 2011) The Little Rock School District, the state’s largest, has...
WEAK RECOVERY
“Nonfarm payroll employment was unchanged (0) in August, and the unemployment rate held...
MUNICIPAL BROADBAND: A CAUTIONARY TALE
(September 2011) The municipal government claimed its plan would expand broadband, a telecommunications...
