May 8, 2019 | School Funding, The View from the OEP
Each year the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) releases data on public school revenue and expenditures. However, those financial data have traditionally only been available at the district level. It has been nearly impossible to drill down to see how money is being spend at individual schools. But that is beginning to change. The Every […]
Nov 11, 2015 | Arkansas Education Reports, School Funding
Volume 12, Issue 3 November 11, 2015 This report highlights the trends in the funding and spending of Arkansas public schools which is an update to an earlier report conducted in 2008. The State of Education in Arkansas 2015: How Much Are Arkansas’ Schools...
Nov 14, 2012 | Arkansas Education Reports, School Funding
Volume 9, Issue 5 November 14, 2012 This report highlights the actions taken by the state to provide adequate and equitable funding for school facilities in the wake of the Lake View school funding court case. Educational Adequacy: Facilities...
Sep 13, 2012 | Arkansas Education Reports, School Funding
Volume 9, Issue 4 September 13, 2012 This report highlights the actions taken by the state to provide adequate and equitable funding in the wake of the Lake View school funding court case. Educational Adequacy in Arkansas: Funding...
Apr 15, 2008 | Arkansas Education Reports, School Funding
Volume 5, Issue 1 April 15, 2008 In this report, we assess the extent to which Arkansas has improved the adequacy and equity of the state’s school funding system since the landmark Lake View court case. The data presented in this report indicate that the...
Jun 1, 2006 | Arkansas Education Reports, School Funding, School Performance
Volume 3, Issue 2 June 1, 2006 Nearly a quarter of Arkansas’ public schools failed to make adequate yearly progress in 2004-05 under the NCLB legislation and were therefore classified as being in “school improvement” status for the 2005-06 school year. OEP analyzed...
