About one in four Arkansas workers – almost 300,000 people – would benefit from the minimum wage increase on the ballot in November, according to a new report released today by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. The proposal, which will...
Too many children in Arkansas are missing too much school to make academic progress. In 2014-15, 13 percent of K-12 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 18 or more days of school (or 10 percent of the school...
The state’s Medicaid work reporting requirement has created unnecessary red tape that caused thousands of Arkansans to lose their health insurance this month. They won’t be able to reapply until next year. Governor Asa Hutchinson hosted a press conference yesterday...
Statewide, many people think of Northwest Arkansas as a place where poverty is rare, where families and communities thrive in a booming economy. But as our updated Northwest Arkansas Child Poverty report explains, thousands of families struggle to get...
Nearly all students, teachers, and parents agree that schools must have an orderly, welcoming culture in order for students to feel safe and be able to learn. And teachers must feel supported by both administrators and parents when it...
When do children begin to learn? Believe it or not, school readiness begins in the womb. Research show the first few years of life, including the prenatal months, are the most important for healthy brain development. Unfortunately, too many...
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, a nonprofit advocacy organization in Little Rock, is searching for a full-time Communications Director. Position will work to promote social and economic justice by leading our communication strategies, media relations, social media, website,...
Following the Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task Force’s vote on tax recommendations earlier this week, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and the undersigned partners released this joint statement: Earlier this week, the General Assembly’s Tax Reform and...
When do children begin to learn? Believe it or not, school readiness begins in the womb. Research show the first few years of life, including the prenatal months, are the most important for healthy brain development. Unfortunately, too many...
Following the filing of a federal lawsuit concerning the state’s new Medicaid work-reporting policy in Arkansas, Rich Huddleston, Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, issued the following statement: Today, a lawsuit was filed in federal court...