More than two decades ago, a small school district in the Arkansas Delta filed litigation alleging that the state of Arkansas had failed to provide an "adequate" education system.
Read MoreCongratulations to Gary Williams, Superintendent of the Crossett School District, for being presented the Ambassador of the Year Award at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet Thursday evening.
Read moreOnly Michael Atchison and Jeffrey (JC) Chenos of the 8th grade robotics team were able to attend the UALR Middle School VRC Robotics Tournament held Jan. 19, 2018.
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In 2019, we’ll continue to move this agenda forward to support legislation, policies, best practices and innovations that increase access to high-quality Pre-K programs, strength the educator pipeline and elevate student employability as a learning outcome.
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ForwARd Arkansas would like to congratulate J.B. Hunt Elementary, one of only three schools in Arkansas, on their National Blue Ribbon recognition from the U.S. Department of Education.
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In October, ForwARd participated in the annual Grantmakers in Education conference which brought together organizations from across the U.S. to refine their perspectives on investing in education.
Read MoreThe ForwARd team began the year by developing a cohesive plan and related calendar of work centered around our Communities, convenings and partnership building.
DownloadForwARd Arkansas was launched in 2014 as a public-private partnership established by the Arkansas State Board of Education, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation to increase equity and achieve increases in student achievement and economic prosperity for Arkansas.
DownloadOur vision is that every Arkansas student will graduate prepared for success in college and the workplace
DownloadForwARd lays out four major findings about the state of education in Arkansas in a 2015 report.
DownloadForwARd is committed to working with the rest of Arkansas to change these outcomes in the coming years. And the opportunity is great.
DownloadDuring the fall of 2017, ForwARd Arkansas and the Little Rock School District partnered together in order to assess the feasibility of implementing a school-community partnership model of learning among the district’s eight middle schools.
DownloadOn July 2014, WRF and WFF began a long-term partnership with the Arkansas State Board of Education to dramatically transform Arkansas’s public education system.
DownloadAfter a year of full operation as a start-up, ForwARd has achieved remarkable progress toward achieving its goals for our state.
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