The number of uninsured children in Arkansas has declined over the past year, now totaling only six percent. Thanks to ARKids First and Medicaid, the percentage of children without health insurance has dropped from 22 percent to just six percent over the past 16 years. According to a new report from Arkansas Advocates for Children and...
Arkansas senators joined their counterparts in the House of Representatives and decided to make health coverage affordable for more Arkansas citizens. The "Private Option" will allow the state to use Medicaid dollars to buy private insurance plans for low-income Arkansans, thus providing an affordable health coverage option to 250,000 people. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families...
Has the 2013 legislative session left you wondering "What the heck just happened at the Capitol this year?" Are you thinking: What's coming next? Â What does all of it mean? What went wrong? What went right? Our AACF Post Legislative Conferences will answer these and other questions. AACF will host these conferences in Bentonville and...
Juvenile Justice in Arkansas: Building on Success describes how far Arkansas has come in reforming the juvenile justice system and lays out a plan for moving forward. The state's laws, regulations, and practices must align with its commitment to a system of juvenile justice that will effectively serve youth for the long term. A thoughtful, engaged, and...
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Immigration reform: A boon to the Arkansas economy
We know a key to our state's economic future is ensuring
that the children of Arkansas's immigrants have
opportunities to succeed, as...
Pre-K closes the education gap
Two new studies on the Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Pre-K
Program find that it has meaningful impact on children who
participate. More...
Number of uninsured kids on the decline
The number of uninsured children in Arkansas has declined
over the past year, now totaling only six percent. Thanks to
ARKids First...
Arkansas holds steady in national preschool report rankings
According to a new national report, funding for pre-K in
Arkansas has remained constant, despite a trend of
decreasing funding in other...