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Letter to the Editor: Community Schools
A growing body of educational research supports the community-school model as a success strategy for these schools, students and families. This approach focuses on identifying the needs in a specific school and connecting students and families to community-based resources and supports that can help remove barriers to learning.
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Latest Arkansas Policy Program Report Provides Case Study of Challenges in Improving Rural Education
Treating struggling public schools with a “one-size-fits-all” approach tends to help rural schools least of all, according to a new report from the Arkansas Policy Program (APP).
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Education push key for Batesville, Independence County economic future
Jamie Rayford, chief operating officer of the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, has been in the center of new investments in education from pre-K to post-college.
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Dr. Malachi Nichols
Director of Evaluation and Data Quality
Beginning with the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, accurate collection and reporting of data has changed the landscape of education reform throughout the country.
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Thurman Green
Policy and Engagement Associate
In the first ForwARd Thinking Dialogue hosted in late July, representatives from Independence County and Crossett met to discuss student employability and how communities can support schools in preparing students for success in college or career.
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We Ask Stakeholders Across the State About Educational Equity
ForwARd Arkansas serves as a champion for educational equity, a connector and convener for shared opportunity and a catalyst for innovation. Recently, we asked some of these leaders to share their perspectives on educational equity.
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RESEARCH & REPORT
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ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS
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CRAFT A VISION
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IMPROVE EDUCATION