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 Policy Foundation report,...
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE OVERSTATES PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
(May 2011) One year ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimated “the creation...
FOUNDATION EDUCATION REFORMS APPROVED BY POLICYMAKERS
“Demand intellectual honesty and complete openness in reporting academic progress and “the state” of public education,...
CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE SAFER
(March 14, 2011) Students and teachers at Arkansas charter schools are less likely to face...
ARKANSAS MEDICAID COSTS TRIPLE SINCE MID-1990S
(March 2011) Arkansas Medicaid program costs have tripled since 1996, increasing from $1.3 billion to $4.1...
Advancing Virtual Education in Arkansas
INTRODUCTION The Policy Foundation has advanced Arkansas virtual education for nearly a decade. Virtual School...
2009-2010 School District Rankings Status: Pending
“Issue school-by-school performance report cards to parents and the public. Use the results of this report...
A CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUT CREATES JOBS
The capital gains tax “makes Arkansas less competitive in attracting capital as compared with states...
BUDGET ALTERNATIVE: 2011-2013 BIENNIUM
(January 2011) Funding for core Arkansas government functions—education, corrections and transportation—could occur at slightly increased rates...
THREE BUDGET ALTERNATIVES: 2011-2013 BIENNIUM
(December 2010) Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has called on tax cut proponents to identify spending cuts. But...
