October 2007
AT-RISK STUDENTS AND ARKANSAS CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION, PT. 1
“The students who go to charter schools are not those of great need but have support at home and are relatively high achieving.” Little Rock School Board Member Baker Kurras (“Little Rock Board Resisting...
August 2007
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT TOPS STATE IN STAFF ASSAULTS
Arkansas educators will insist they already have a report card. They do-for only each district, not school by school. But for Arkansas' parents and the public to draw any real conclusions about performance from...
July 2007
Arkansas 2005-2006 School District Rankings
Author: Mark Witkowski July 2007 Summary: This study relies on Spring 2006 testing data fromArkansas students taking the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills to evaluate the performance of 251 K-12 public school districts. Using a...
July 2007
MILTON FRIEDMAN REMEMBERED AT JULY 31 LITTLE ROCK EVENT
(July 2007) The late Milton Friedman (1912-2006), the 1976 Nobel laureate in economics will be remembered at a July 31 event at 11: 45 a.m. at the Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock. The event,...
June 2007
ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRUCTURING IN LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SAVED $4.8 MILLION
In 1998, the Murphy Commission, a Policy Foundation project, recommended Arkansas' 311 school districts should be restructured into not more than 134 administrative units to save tax dollars. Through last summer (2006), 66 districts,...
June 2007
Achieving 100 Percent
ACHIEVING 100 PERCENT in order for Arkansas to move from a low-wage to a high-wage economy, the state needs to decte8se ma,gina/ tax rares... In orcter to attract (high-income) WOrkers to Arkansas.• (Murphy Commission, 1998)...
May 2007
AN ARKANSAS GOVERNOR PROPOSES A STATE INCOME TAX CUT
Which Arkansas governor proposed an income tax cut during his tenure in office? William Jefferson Clinton Mike Huckabee Dale Bumpers None Of The Above (May 2007) Imagine an Arkansas governor who proposes cutting the state...
April 2007
MURPHY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED IN 2007 SESSION
Arkansas should join ·other states and move into the 21st Century as an innovator in the field of education; it should provide a genuine opportunity for charter schools for its children.• Define and implement...
April 2007
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH SURPASSES PRIVATE SECTOR FOR-SIXTH YEAR
(April 2007) Annualized Arkansas state and local government employment expanded at one of the largest percentage rates this decade in 2006, surpassing private sector job growth for the sixth consecutive year. State and...
March 2007
Performance Pay for Teachers
PA 1029 of 2007 (sponsor: Rep. Mike Kenney, R-Siloam Springs) establishes a pilot performance pay program for teachers in up to 12 public school districts or charter schools. The measure includes a statement of...
