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Discipline Report 2022
Today OEP is releasing the findings from the 2022 Arkansas Student Discipline Report. We identify trends in key student outcomes related to student discipline in the Arkansas public schools, and...
Beating the Odds: 2023!
Today, OEP is thrilled to recognize Arkansas schools that are Beating the Odds! The final installment of this year’s Outstanding Educational Performance awards, Beating the Odds award winners serve...
2023 OEP Growth Awards!
This week, OEP is pleased to recognize Arkansas schools demonstrating Outstanding Educational Performance. OEP awards are different than other awards because we focus solely on student academic...
Coming Soon: School Letter Grades!
School letter grades will be released soon, and here at OEP we wanted to share some information about what is included in the school letter grades, and what they mean for Arkansas's schools and...
Blue Ribbon Schools and Letter Grades
Today we learned that three Arkansas schools were named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The annual recognition is given to schools based on academic performance, or...
NWA School Landscape Analysis
OEP is pleased to share new research about the school landscape in Northwest Arkansas. This report, developed in partnership with TNTP and the Walton Family Foundation examines school quality in NWA...
The “Best High Schools” for Arkansas students
Yesterday, U.S. News & World Report released their annual “Best High Schools” rankings. Here at the OEP, we want to make sure that you understand what the “Best” title is based on, and how this...
“Best Freshman Success”
This blog is written with Sarah Morris, a Graduate Researcher in OEP and former junior high teacher. If you’ve been following OEP research, you know that we care a lot about student success during...
In Absentia: Absence Policy and Freshman Failures
Today's blog is written with Sarah Morris, a Graduate Researcher in OEP and former junior high teacher. The first week of school can be exciting for students, but we all know that sooner or later,...
2022 Report Cards
Today we are pleased to release the 2022 report cards for NWA and Pulaski County schools. These report cards provide an easy-to-understand overview of how students in the area schools performed in...
“However I Want”—Grading Practices Inconsistent Across Arkansas
Today’s blog is written with Sarah Morris, a Graduate Researcher in OEP and former junior high teacher. Here at OEP, we have been thinking about the question, “What grading practices are best for...
Three Years Later: Arkansas Teacher Turnover During and After COVID-19
Andrew Camp, Gema Zamarro, and Josh McGee March 15th marks three years since then Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that public schools in Arkansas would close to prevent the spread of COVID-19....
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