fbpx

News

Charter schools underperforming in Arkansas

Charter schools underperforming in Arkansas A recent study found that Arkansas is one of the states where charters are not doing as well as public schools. According to the report by Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes...

From Playgrounds to Prison

Across the state, officers of the law protect Arkansas children from significant threats, but what happens when police are charged with the task of enforcing the law and school policy on school grounds? Morganne Sample, who completed a summer...

AACF applauds U.S. Senate for immigration reform vote

AACF applauds U.S. Senate for immigration reform vote The bipartisan immigration legislation now headed to the U.S. House of Representatives contains significant gains for children and families, including family reunification measures and opportunities for “DREAMers” to obtain higher education...

NSLA Funding in the 89th General Assembly

NSLA Funding in the 89th General Assembly NSLA funding, also known as school poverty funding, is the part of the state-funding package for schools that is targeted to low-income students. It is named NSLA after the National School Lunch...