Add to ORKGOn June 29th, 2012, the US Department of Education announced that it had approved Arkansas’s ESEA waiver request. On July 4th, the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) announced it had identified 48 Priority and 110 Focus schools. Priority and Focus schools are the new names for the two lowest-rated school performance categories; schools and districts in these categories are subject to ADE intervention. This policy brief explains the major differences between the accountability system under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the new revised system
The 89th General Assembly in Arkansas convened on Monday January 14th and would file 2,640 pieces of...
[Excerpt] The primary source of federal aid to K-12 education is the Elementary and Secondary Educa...
Educators across Arkansas and the nation are sharpening their focus on “achievement gaps,” or those ...
In October 2011, President Obama developed rules for states to individually develop requests for wai...
As schools open their doors for the spring 2005 semester, many legislatures around the nation are me...
How “good” are the schools in Arkansas? Under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, t...
The coming year brings more changes to Arkansas K-12 education, as the ACT Aspire replaces the PARCC...
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, the cornerstone of the Bush Administration’s plan to re...
The Office for Education Policy is pleased to bring you its 2014 Arkansas Report Card highlighting o...
In addition to performance on annual assessments, we present information on the state’s student grow...
In November 2002, the Arkansas Supreme Court found the Arkansas school funding system to be unconsti...
The 2013 legislative session is underway, and there are a number of policy changes under considerati...
At the end of October, the Arkansas Department of Education released annual adequate yearly progress...
In an effort to improve educational opportunities for all students, Arkansas policymakers have made ...
Report Cards for Arkansas schools released by the Arkansas Department of Education contain valuable ...
The 89th General Assembly in Arkansas convened on Monday January 14th and would file 2,640 pieces of...
[Excerpt] The primary source of federal aid to K-12 education is the Elementary and Secondary Educa...
Educators across Arkansas and the nation are sharpening their focus on “achievement gaps,” or those ...
In October 2011, President Obama developed rules for states to individually develop requests for wai...
As schools open their doors for the spring 2005 semester, many legislatures around the nation are me...
How “good” are the schools in Arkansas? Under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, t...
The coming year brings more changes to Arkansas K-12 education, as the ACT Aspire replaces the PARCC...
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, the cornerstone of the Bush Administration’s plan to re...
The Office for Education Policy is pleased to bring you its 2014 Arkansas Report Card highlighting o...
In addition to performance on annual assessments, we present information on the state’s student grow...
In November 2002, the Arkansas Supreme Court found the Arkansas school funding system to be unconsti...
The 2013 legislative session is underway, and there are a number of policy changes under considerati...
At the end of October, the Arkansas Department of Education released annual adequate yearly progress...
In an effort to improve educational opportunities for all students, Arkansas policymakers have made ...
Report Cards for Arkansas schools released by the Arkansas Department of Education contain valuable ...
The 89th General Assembly in Arkansas convened on Monday January 14th and would file 2,640 pieces of...
[Excerpt] The primary source of federal aid to K-12 education is the Elementary and Secondary Educa...
Educators across Arkansas and the nation are sharpening their focus on “achievement gaps,” or those ...