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AACF statement on Common Core State Standards

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) supports the adoption of Common Core State Standards.  Setting high, clear, and consistent expectations for student learning is essential to improving educational outcomes for all Arkansas students and closing racial and socio-economic...

Covering the bases on Common Core

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) is releasing three documents aimed at helping low-income parents understand Common Core State Standards (Common Core). The documents are written in family-friendly language that is more easily understood by non-education professionals. One...

Invest in Children, Invest in the Future

Invest in Children, Invest in the Future Growing up is difficult. Questions abound while answers seem scarce. Virtually every decision a child makes is dependent in some form or fashion upon the willingness of an adult to grant permission....