Common Core in Arkansas, illustrated
A group of minority, middle- and low-income parents met in Star City early in June. The subject was Common Core. Most of the parents knew very little about it. Schools throughout the state have done a poor job...
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Infographic: Common Core in Arkansas
Common Core standards are benchmarks of what students know and should be able to do at every grade level.
Monthly revenue report for July
Net general revenues came in below expectations (by $9.8 million or 2.4 percent) and fell short of last year’s numbers (by $7.1 million or 1.7 percent) according to today’s report from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. The...
Support free meals for Arkansas students
This is a special post from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance The federal government is offering to pay for breakfast and lunch for all students in qualifying school districts starting this fall. All...
2014 Voter’s Guide
Kids can’t vote and don’t write checks to campaigns, but they are still affected by decisions made by elected officials. Today’s candidates, if elected, will cast votes that will shape the well-being and opportunities available to Arkansas children. You...
What would it take to be number one?
Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the Kids Count Data Book, a comprehensive, 50-state look at child welfare. Arkansas made gains in health coverage and education over the last year, but the child poverty rate went up...
What Would It Take to Be Number One (2014)
Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the Kids Count Data Book, a comprehensive, 50-state look at child welfare. Arkansas made gains in health coverage and education over the last year, but the child poverty rate went up...
Houston, The Poverty Line Has a Problem
Poverty guidelines play two important roles, they are a scorecard for how we are doing as a state, and they help determine eligibility for dozens of programs that low-income Arkansans rely on. Here’s why they are out of date.
Poverty guidelines are out of date
Poverty guidelines play two important roles, they are a scorecard for how we are doing as a state, and they help determine eligibility for dozens of programs that low-income Arkansans rely on. Because the current guidelines are outdated, they...
Investments in health, education paying off for Arkansas kids
Arkansas made gains in health coverage and education over the last year, but the child poverty rate went up to 29 percent. Those ups and downs are consistent with national trends, according to the 25th edition KIDS COUNT Data...