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...
MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF STATES HAVE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS
(January 2012) Eighteen states—more than one-third of the U.S.—have school choice programs serving students and parents...
A TALE OF TWO ARKANSAS PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Summary: Two reports on student performance underscore the problem: the state Department of Education has failed...
NATIONALIZED MEDICAL INSURANCE EXPANSION REJECTED BY ARKANSAS POLICYMAKERS
(December 2011) Arkansas policymakers, pressed by fiscal conservatives have rejected an expansion of nationalized medical insurance...
ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DEBT NEARLY TRIPLES SINCE 2000
“The following provision for Arkansas school districts is recommended: a prohibition on the use of all...
