Teacher Merit Pay Advances In Two Arkansas School Districts
“Define and implement a system of performance-based pay for all Arkansas state...
Progress Toward Transparency
“In its amicus brief filed with the state Supreme Court in the Lake View...
NEA Membership Declined In Arkansas In 2007
(June 2008) The National Education Association (NEA), the largest government-sector labor union in...
Arkansas Government’s Holy Grail—The Quest for 100 Percent Income Parity
(June 2008) A long-stated goal of Arkansas state government officials is achieving 100...
Merge All Existing Co-ops
One educational group escaped scrutiny in the consolidation debate that occurred after the...
Arkansas Income Tax Rates Higher Than Border States
Arkansas has the highest income tax rate among the states that border it,...
AETN Public TV Forum
(April 2008) Economists from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, the Univ. of Arkansas...
Arkansas Employment Growth Trails U.S. For Fourth Consecutive Year
“In order for Arkansas to move from a low-wage to a high-wage...
The Biggest Middle Class Tax Cut In Arkansas History
“The state’s income tax should be reduced … Consider an across-the-board cut, reduce...
Performance-Based Budgeting and Activities-Based Costing
Performance-based budgeting would require state government to develop quantifiable measures for all functions...
