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Opinion: Frank Solution: A Plan to aid LR’s School District
Sarah McKenzie and Josh McGeeArkansas Democrat-GazetteSeptermber 12, 2019 Frank Solution: A Plan to aid LR's School District (PDF)
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 superintendents. These informational reports include how likely freshmen in...
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. During the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers faced intense job-related...
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 LEARNS Act. The LEARNS Act substantially increased teacher pay and...
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 deposited in an online account, which they can use to pay for...
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 system still emphasizes the importance of going to college if one wants...
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