The 89th General Assembly in Arkansas convened on Monday January 14th and would file 2,640 pieces of legislation over the next 100 days. Of this legislation, there were 145 House Bills, 4 House Resolutions, and 97 Senate Bills referred to either the House or Senate Education Committees. That is a grand total of 246 pieces of “education” legislation representing roughly 9 percent of legislation filed in the session. The purpose of this policy brief is to review some of the “high -profile” education bills during the session. The highlighted bills here are split into three categories: 1) school choice, 2) funding, and 3) a number of other bills of note are discussed
In an effort to improve educational opportunities for all students, Arkansas policymakers have made ...
In November 2002, the Arkansas Supreme Court found the Arkansas school funding system to be unconsti...
This report is the third in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration P...
The 90th General Assembly opened its Regular Session on January 12 and recessed on April 9. Meetings...
On December 8, 2003 the Arkansas General Assembly convened in a special session called by the Govern...
The Arkansas 85th General Assembly is working to address the recommendations of the Arkansas Statewi...
The 2013 legislative session is underway, and there are a number of policy changes under considerati...
On December 2, 2008, lawmakers announced that Arkansas’ school choice law would need to be revisited...
On June 29th, 2012, the US Department of Education announced that it had approved Arkansas’s ESEA wa...
Public school choice is an umbrella term for policies that allow students to enroll in a public scho...
At the most recent State Board of Education meeting, State Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell addre...
As schools open their doors for the spring 2005 semester, many legislatures around the nation are me...
The Office for Education Policy is pleased to bring you its 2014 Arkansas Report Card highlighting o...
This report is the fourth in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration ...
Over the past decade and a half, Arkansas has made enormous strides in ensuring that every child in ...
In an effort to improve educational opportunities for all students, Arkansas policymakers have made ...
In November 2002, the Arkansas Supreme Court found the Arkansas school funding system to be unconsti...
This report is the third in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration P...
The 90th General Assembly opened its Regular Session on January 12 and recessed on April 9. Meetings...
On December 8, 2003 the Arkansas General Assembly convened in a special session called by the Govern...
The Arkansas 85th General Assembly is working to address the recommendations of the Arkansas Statewi...
The 2013 legislative session is underway, and there are a number of policy changes under considerati...
On December 2, 2008, lawmakers announced that Arkansas’ school choice law would need to be revisited...
On June 29th, 2012, the US Department of Education announced that it had approved Arkansas’s ESEA wa...
Public school choice is an umbrella term for policies that allow students to enroll in a public scho...
At the most recent State Board of Education meeting, State Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell addre...
As schools open their doors for the spring 2005 semester, many legislatures around the nation are me...
The Office for Education Policy is pleased to bring you its 2014 Arkansas Report Card highlighting o...
This report is the fourth in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration ...
Over the past decade and a half, Arkansas has made enormous strides in ensuring that every child in ...
In an effort to improve educational opportunities for all students, Arkansas policymakers have made ...
In November 2002, the Arkansas Supreme Court found the Arkansas school funding system to be unconsti...
This report is the third in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration P...