Strengthening Learning. Improving Student Outcomes.
Forward Arkansas
We enhance learning across the education continuum to prepare students for lasting success.
Investing in innovation
Turning potential into promise
How do we drive student success in Arkansas? By supporting those who know our children’s learning needs best: educators. We help great teachers and leaders implement and scale innovative best practices that improve student outcomes.
The Center for Early Learning Solutions
Strengthening K-12 readiness
Early childhood lays the foundation for lifelong success, with 90% of brain development occurring before age five. We’re focused on expanding families’ access to affordable, high-quality early learning experiences that help children develop essential language, social-emotional, and cognitive skills for future kindergarten readiness.
A growing impact
Moving the needle for Arkansas students
We are strengthening the education system from Pre-K through high school graduation to prepare all Arkansas students for college, career, and life success.
8,500 students impacted
And that’s just during the 2025-2026 school year. We work alongside teachers, schools, and districts to implement creative approaches that better meet students’ learning needs.
600+ educators empowered
We offer peer-to-peer collaboration, expert resources, and unique professional learning opportunities to strengthen teachers’ classroom practice and improve retention.
135+ early childhood local leads and providers engaged
We are helping build an early childhood sector that supports every child, every family, and every community in Arkansas.
Learn with us
Help us move Arkansas forward
Collaboration is at the core of our work. Whether elevating best practices or unveiling innovative professional learning experiences that help teachers thrive in the classroom, we offer resources to help our partners amplify and accelerate their impact.