The Case for Increasing Teacher Pay in Arkansas
Arkansas’s salaries are low compared to the rest of the country, and even when compared to states closer to home.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 4
Week 4 While some parts of the state were weighed down with ice and stymied by power outages, business was pretty usual at the Arkansas Capitol, despite the will-it-or-won’t-it-ice debacle. […]
AACF announces new Executive Director
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is thrilled to announce that Keesa Smith has been named our new Executive Director! Keesa will begin at AACF on February 20, and she […]
Work Requirements Still Don’t Work
Work requirements don’t help improve employment prospects or lift recipients who are subject to them out of poverty.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 3
Get updates on bills that could have a positive or negative impact on Arkansas’s children and families.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 2
Find an overview of bills on AACF’s legislative agenda and that AACF generally either supports or opposes.
Arkansas Advocates 2023 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 1
Here you’ll find an overview of bills that Arkansas Advocates either supports or opposes.
A Fond Farewell to Our Executive Director
As we enter a time of transition for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, the staff would like to express our deepest gratitude to our supporters, donors, fellow advocates, and […]
Arkansas Should Help Protect Workers’ Wages
Arkansas makes it too easy for employers to steal wages from their employees by not requiring simple statements of what’s owed, like pay stubs, for example.
AACF Announces Update to Executive Director Transition
AACF is pleased to announce that Jennifer Ferguson and Laura Kellams will serve as interim co-executive directors, beginning January 1, 2023.