The View from the OEP Blog
How does Arkansas School Spending Compare Nationally?
by Josh B. McGee Last week’s blog discussed the sources of Arkansas school funding and some of the basics about how the state’s funding formula works. As a quick review, Arkansas has a student-based...
Funding Arkansas’s Schools
by Josh McGee Today’s blog is the first in a series about Arkansas school funding. Our goal is to provide straightforward, data-driven explanations of things like: How the Arkansas K-12 funding...
4 Day Town Hall and Grades for Growth
Our apologies for all the emails this morning…We have been adding content to the website and it automatically lets you know. We are figuring it out. Four Day School Week Virtual Town Hall Tomorrow!...
2022-23 Freshman Success Reports
This blog is written with Sarah Morris, a Graduate Researcher in OEP and former junior high teacher. Yesterday, we emailed the district-level third annual Freshman Success Reports (FSR) to...
Arkansas Teacher Retention for the 2023-24 School Year
Today's blog was written by Andrew Camp, Gema Zamarro, and Josh McGee. It summarizes the results of our recent research brief on teacher retention. Teacher retention declined in recent years....
Join us February 7th!
Wow…. So much has changed in the Arkansas Education landscape over the last year! Please join us in Little Rock on February 7th at our conference Educate to Elevate: A Year of Change and Growth for...
Teacher Salaries Under the Arkansas LEARNS Act
Today's blog was written by Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Josh McGee, Taylor Wilson, and Miranda Vernon. It summarizes the results of our recent research brief on salary changes under the Arkansas...
New Map! EFA-Approved Private Schools
There are 94 private schools in Arkansas that are eligible to accept funds from the state's new Education Freedom Accounts (EFA). Families who choose to participate in this program have about $6,700...
OEP Growth Awards for Gifted and Talented!
Academic Growth (a.k.a. Value-Added or VAM) is a measure of how much students' scores on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math improved over the school year compared to similar...
Should All High-Ability Students Have the Same Likelihood of Enrolling in Advanced Courses?
This blog is written with Sarah Morris, a Graduated Researcher in OEP and former junior high teacher. Can you imagine how excited eighth-grade students are to enter ninth grade in just a few short...
Calendar Changes and Student Outcomes
Do you dream of a four day week? Or more breaks throughout the year? Some school districts in Arkansas are living your dream! Currently, 34 school districts have school only four days a week, and 6...
Leveling the Playing Field?
Today's blog was written by OEP Graduate Researcher Rian R. Djita, about his research with EDRE's Andy Parra-Martinez, Jonathan Wai, and Sarah McKenzie. Whether we agree or not, the US education...
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