MANUFACTURING LOSSES LEAD TO WEAKEST POSTWAR EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
(July 2011) Total national payroll employment growth in the current and preceding expansion...
FEW EMPLOYMENT SECTORS GROWING
(July 15, 2011) U.S. and Arkansas payroll employment has increased slightly since the...
DISCUSS DR. MILTON FRIEDMAN’S EDUCATION REFORMS AT JULY 29 FORUM IN CONWAY
(July 2011) The education reform ideas of Dr. Milton Friedman (1912-2006), the 1976...
THE LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT FACES THE SAME PROBLEMS IT DID IN 2000
“Fiscal management is as important as academics in evaluating any school district’s performance.” Arkansas...
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE OVERSTATES PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
(May 2011) One year ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
FOUNDATION EDUCATION REFORMS APPROVED BY POLICYMAKERS
“Demand intellectual honesty and complete openness in reporting academic progress and “the state”...
CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE SAFER
(March 14, 2011) Students and teachers at Arkansas charter schools are less...
ARKANSAS MEDICAID COSTS TRIPLE SINCE MID-1990S
(March 2011) Arkansas Medicaid program costs have tripled since 1996, increasing from $1.3...
Advancing Virtual Education in Arkansas
INTRODUCTION The Policy Foundation has advanced Arkansas virtual education for nearly a decade....
2009-2010 School District Rankings Status: Pending
“Issue school-by-school performance report cards to parents and the public. Use the results...
