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State Retains Mckinsey & Co. For Efficiency Initiative

(1Q-2024) The state of Arkansas has retained management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. for a three-year efficiency initiative, according to a recently-announced contract between the two parties. The 128-page $5.5 million services contract includes information about the new project’s approach to efficiency. “The State,” the contract states, “intends to modernize and update both internal and […]

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Arkansas Higher Education Spending

“All post-secondary students enrolled in public, private or for-profit colleges and universities operating in Arkansas are our customers. To successfully serve those students, we also serve colleges and universities, policy makers, and taxpayers.” Arkansas Department of Higher Education statement, Policy Foundation Efficiency Study report (2016) (January 2024) Spending on Arkansas higher education increased between 2016 […]

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State School Choice Market Nears 115,000

(December 2023) Nearly 115,000 Arkansas students attend charter, home or private schools, or are enrolled in a public school choice program in the current school year, state Department of Education and other records show. “The most callused aspect of the current education monopoly in Arkansas is that it willingly and deliberately forces children–except those whose […]

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