2009 Policy Foundation Media Highlights
“Best Books ’09”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Benton County Daily Record
Northwest Arkansas Times
Herald-Leader (Siloam Springs)
December 20, 2009
“State’s jobless rate dips to 7.4%”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Benton County Daily Record
Northwest Arkansas Times
Herald-Leader (Siloam Springs)
December 19, 2009
“State Job Outlooks At Odds”
Times Record (Fort Smith)
December 15, 2009
“Great Recession R.I.P.”
Arkansas Business Weekly
December 14, 2009
“Cap and Trade”
South Arkansas Sunday News (Camden)
December 13, 2009
“Study: ‘Cap-and-Trade’ will lead to thousands fewer jobs in state”
El Dorado News-Times
December 11, 2009
“State 46th in personal income”
Cabot Star-Herald
Carlisle Independent
Jacksonville Star-Herald
Lonoke Democrat
Maumelle Monitor
North Little Rock Times
Sherwood Voice
November 11, 2009
“We’re No. 46!”
Arkansas News Bureau
John Brummett column column
Daily Citizen (Searcy), Times Record (Fort Smith), Benton County Daily Record (Bentonville)
Nov. 8, 2009
“Arkansas Personal Income Rises To No. 46”
Talk Business
Nov. 2, 2009
“Plenty of blame”
Commercial (Pine Bluff)
Sept. 12, 2009
“Group grades Paris a B and Scranton an A”
Express-Progress (Paris)
“Mountainburg schools score A”
Journal (Alma)
Sept. 9, 2009
“Tests point out need to do better”
Commercial (Pine Bluff)
Sept. 8, 2009
“The darkest hour is before dawn”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Sept. 6, 2009
“Mountainburg scores at top: District one of only 17 in state to get an A”
Press Argus-Courier (Van Buren)
Sept. 5, 2009
“Salem schools receive A-”
News (Salem)
“Arkansas Policy Foundation issues public school rankings”
News (Nashville)
Sept. 3, 2009
“School Gets B Grade”
Democrat (Booneville)
“School District Ratings Reported”
Spectator (Ozark)
“Report is given little credibility by educators”
Clarion (Dumas)
“Lake Hamilton betters ’08 scores”
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs)
Sept. 2, 2009
“School district receives ‘B’ grade”
Daily Siftings-Herald (Arkadelphia)
Sept. 1, 2009
“Other ABCs of education”
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs)
“An Agenda for Schools”
Pine Bluff Commercial
“Study bestows Star City Schools with ‘B’ grade”
Lincoln American (Star City)
“HSD receives ‘F’ on recent study”
Eagle Democrat (Warren)
“Hamburg Gets C, Crosset Gets D In Grades
by Arkansas Policy Foundation”
Ashley County Ledger (Hamburg)
“H-WH’s public education sinkhole must be plugged”
Daily World (Helena)
“Foundation gives D-minus to LCSD for academics”
Courier-Index (Marianna)
“Mena schools earn ‘A’ grade with test results for 2007-08 school year”
Star (Mena)
August 27, 2009
“Making the Grade”
News-Times (El Dorado)
“BELOW AVERAGE: Area School Districts Graded”
Pine Bluff Commercial
“Policy group gives Fayetteville schools an A”
Northwest Arkansas Times
“Bismarck School District gets an ‘A'”
Daily Record (Malvern)
“School Districts Rate High”
Times Record (Fort Smith)
“Pottsville school officials like rating”
Chronicle (Atkins)
August 26, 2009
“Policy group says Bryant deserves ‘A’ for schools”
Benton Courier
“Foundation grades Arkansas schools”
Jonesboro Sun
“Area school district gets top rating”
News-Times (El Dorado)
“Forrest City, Hughes get failing grades from foundation”
Times-Herald (Forrest City)
“Foundation gives the H-WH School District a failing grade”
Daily World (Helena)
“Foundation gives 17 A’s, Nine F’s to districts”
Morning News (Fayetteville)
“Foundation gives F’s to 9 school districts”
Gazette (Texarkana)
“Conway School District gets an A for 3rd year”
Log Cabin Democrat (Conway)
August 25, 2009
“Foundation gives F’s to 9 Arkansas systems, A’s to 17”
Daily Siftings Herald (Arkadelphia)
Daily Guard (Batesville)
Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs)
August 24, 2009
“Report: 9 schools in state get an F, advocates overhaul”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Benton County Daily Record
Northwest Arkansas Times
Herald-Leader (Siloam Springs)
August 23, 2009
“Everyday Job Growth, Wal-Mart Style”
Investors’ Business Daily
July 2, 2009
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“Arkansas Firms Find Roots In A Recession”
Talk Business
June 3, 2009
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“Starting Up In An Economic Downturn”
David Sanders column
Arkansas News Bureau
June 3, 2009
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“Silver Lining Dept.”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Times
May 21, 2009
Link: http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Editorial/260128/
“Schools Thinking Outside The Box”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
May 17, 2009
“Gravy Train”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Times
May 14, 2009
“Economist: Bailouts won’t help struggling economy”
Associated Press
April 16, 2009
KATV-7 Little Rock
KTHV-11 Little Rock
KLRT-16 Little Rock
“Ex-Fed official Poole plans talk at Hendrix”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
April 9, 2009
“Despite Layoffs & Recession, Wal-Mart Adds Jobs”
Talk Business
March 5, 2009
“Worst Recession Since …?”
Chronicles
February 2009
“Sixth Sense”
Talk Business Quarterly
Q1 2009
“A Home Is for Living, Not for Flipping”
Chronicles
January 2009
