Arkansas kids saw two big victories at the Capitol Wednesday! SB138 will improve afterschool programs and SB359 will increase the availability of fluoridated water. They both passed the House and are headed to Gov. Mike Beebe’s desk for signature....
The U.S. House and Senate have finally passed a short-term continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown. Both of Arkansas’s Senators, Republican John Boozman and Democrat Mark Pryor, voted in favor of the spending bill, as did all four...
Every other year we spend months gearing up for the regular session of the Arkansas General Assembly with a flurry of research, reports and outreach. That work in 2010 was some of our most challenging yet as we prepared...
A joint report by AACF, The Arkansas Public Policy Panel, and The Arkansas Education Association. An analysis of Arkansas benchmark test scores from the 2008‐09 academic year shows that open enrollment charter schools score better than their peer public...
Arkansas Congressional leaders head back to Washington this week as the federal budget battle enters its most critical phase. If leaders cannot reach a spending compromise on FY2011 budget (October 2010 – September 2011) by Friday, the federal government...
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is in no way affiliated with a Florida-based group that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today he will sue for misleading Arkansans with an alleged fundraising scheme to help disadvantaged children. Read more...
HB 1292 would have ended prenatal services for mothers of citizen children. On Wednesday, the House Committee on State Agencies heard House Bill 1292. This was a wide-sweeping piece of legislation which sought to force state agency officials to require...
Check out the tantalizing lineup for this weekend’s Northwest Arkansas Soup Sunday! The event is from 4:30-7 p.m. at the NWA Convention Center on 48th Street in Springdale. Tickets are $20/$5 kids. Acapulco Mexican Grill – Sopa de Tortilla...
HB 1292 would end prenatal services for mothers of citizen children A House committee on Wednesday will hear a bill that would directly harm Arkansas children and families, residing here legally or not. We need you there to show...
On Thursday morning, two bills were delivered to Governor Beebe that will greatly improve the oral health of children in Arkansas by reducing their chances of having tooth decay. Senate Bill 42 will allow dental hygienists to perform procedures...