Policymakers, parents, and school administrators all want to ensure that students are taught by the best possible teachers, and for good reason. Research has shown that teacher quality is one of the best indicators of student achievement (Kini and...
Today, the Senate voted to approve the Motion to Proceed, the next step required to move forward with repealing the Affordable Care Act. This procedural vote allows the U.S. Senate to formally consider the health plan crafted by Senate...
Two staff members of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families presented recommendations for a smart budget and a state Earned Income Tax Credit to the Tax Reform and Relief Task Force last week. Executive Director Rich Huddleston discussed the...
The amended version of the Senate health bill, released July 13, maintains the same core features as previous versions of the legislation and would have essentially the same harmful impacts. It would still: End Medicaid expansion to low-income adults,...
The number of uninsured people would rise dramatically in every state under the Senate GOP health care bill, according to estimates from the non-partisan Urban Institute. Arkansas would fare especially badly; the uninsured rate would increase 200 percent by...
Conservative Kansas lawmakers voted to override their governor and increase personal income taxes and taxes on businesses. The Republican-dominated legislature reversed much of Governor Brownback’s infamous tax cut reform package after outrage over how the state couldn’t afford to...
The U.S. Senate’s health care bill would be devastating to rural Arkansas – not just to the health of its citizens but to its economy, as well. Research on the House-passed Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement showed that it...
The bill leaves millions without health coverage. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the Senate bill shows that 22 million more people would lose coverage over the next decade. This is a slight improvement from the 23...
There is one week left to submit comments to the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) on its draft proposal to implement the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). You can go to ADE’s ESSA website to read the executive...
Following the special session on health care that happened in May, Arkansas is now preparing to make changes to Arkansas Works, the state’s Medicaid expansion or affordable coverage program for low-income adults. This includes changing the eligibility requirements and removing...
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