Add to ORKGAct 601, passed in April 2013, allows for schools to apply to become “schools of innovation.” Accepted schools receive flexibility from certain regulations in order to facilitate the use of innovative approaches to teaching and learning. In this policy brief, we discuss the history of Act 601, similar models in other states and their results, the application and approval process, the 2014-15 schools of innovation, and the role of the Office of Innovation for Education in supporting schools of innovation
The U.S. education system, unlike other fields, has failed to encourage and learn from innovation. C...
In the past decade, there has been a growing trend of offering opportunities to high school students...
On June 29th, 2012, the US Department of Education announced that it had approved Arkansas’s ESEA wa...
Act 601, passed in April 2013, allows for schools to apply to become “schools of innovation.” Accept...
Education leaders throughout the country are working to identify successful strategies for turning p...
The 2013 legislative session is underway, and there are a number of policy changes under considerati...
At the most recent State Board of Education meeting, State Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell addre...
The 89th General Assembly in Arkansas convened on Monday January 14th and would file 2,640 pieces of...
On December 8, 2003 the Arkansas General Assembly convened in a special session called by the Govern...
The concept of innovation has been closely tied to the push for school choice, serving as a key rati...
In this policy brief, we discuss implications of the use of school-level reform designs for state an...
As schools open their doors for the spring 2005 semester, many legislatures around the nation are me...
In 2015, Texas precipitated a quiet but dramatic shift in public education by allowing school distri...
The 90th General Assembly opened its Regular Session on January 12 and recessed on April 9. Meetings...
Public charter schools are a growing part of K-12 education. Charter schools are public schools that...
The U.S. education system, unlike other fields, has failed to encourage and learn from innovation. C...
In the past decade, there has been a growing trend of offering opportunities to high school students...
On June 29th, 2012, the US Department of Education announced that it had approved Arkansas’s ESEA wa...
Act 601, passed in April 2013, allows for schools to apply to become “schools of innovation.” Accept...
Education leaders throughout the country are working to identify successful strategies for turning p...
The 2013 legislative session is underway, and there are a number of policy changes under considerati...
At the most recent State Board of Education meeting, State Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell addre...
The 89th General Assembly in Arkansas convened on Monday January 14th and would file 2,640 pieces of...
On December 8, 2003 the Arkansas General Assembly convened in a special session called by the Govern...
The concept of innovation has been closely tied to the push for school choice, serving as a key rati...
In this policy brief, we discuss implications of the use of school-level reform designs for state an...
As schools open their doors for the spring 2005 semester, many legislatures around the nation are me...
In 2015, Texas precipitated a quiet but dramatic shift in public education by allowing school distri...
The 90th General Assembly opened its Regular Session on January 12 and recessed on April 9. Meetings...
Public charter schools are a growing part of K-12 education. Charter schools are public schools that...
The U.S. education system, unlike other fields, has failed to encourage and learn from innovation. C...
In the past decade, there has been a growing trend of offering opportunities to high school students...
On June 29th, 2012, the US Department of Education announced that it had approved Arkansas’s ESEA wa...