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As state leaders and school leaders across Arkansas strive to make improvements to the quality of education we are delivering to our students in PK-12, there is one persistent challenge that we have yet to overcome.
Read more - After 15 Years, How Are We Doing? (Hugh McDonald Commentary)
Arkansas made dramatic funding increases to the Arkansas Better Chance pre-K program beginning in 2004, raising annual appropriations from $13 million annually to now $114 million.
Read More - Letter to the Editor: Address Teachers’ Pay
Last week, the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research issued a report on teacher salaries statewide.
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Susan Harriman Executive Director
Last month, ForwARd Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute for Chief Data Officers partnered to convene a diverse group of more than 100 people at our inaugural Data & Policy Symposium.
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Schools across Arkansas have taken an innovative approach to education by proactively partnering with businesses to better prepare students for the working world.
Read More Susan Harriman Executive Director
A little less than a month into the school year, students, parents and teachers across the state are getting back into the swing of things. The same is true here at ForwARd Arkansas.
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