Wonky Word Wednesday: Living wage
Imagine coming home after working a ten hour shift at a minimum wage job. Its pay day, but you’re stuck having to make a tough decision for your family. Your […]
Mandatory retention policies could do more harm than good for Arkansas students
Mandatory retention policies without significant resourcing are often ineffective, financially draining, and damaging to student’s emotional health. Since 2002, 15 states have implemented grade level retention policies as a means […]
AACF welcomes Kerri Michael Sernel
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is very proud to announce that Kerri Michael Sernel will be joining the AACF staff as our new outreach director. Sernel will help AACF […]
Organizations launch effort to promote health enrollment
A coalition of health organizations has announced a joint effort to promote enrollment in health coverage in Arkansas. Arkansans For Coverage (AFC) will educate Arkansans about their health coverage options […]
Key revenue sources above expectations in August
August net available general revenues are up slightly from last year and beat expectations by $12.3 million (or 3.2 percent) according to today’s report from the Arkansas Department of Finance […]
Success and setbacks in open enrollment prove need for education, outreach
Ninety two percent of consumers who met with in-person assisters (IPAs) were able to get the information they needed about enrolling in health coverage during open enrollment last year, according […]
AACF welcomes Marquita Little
AACF has a new health care policy director. Marquita Little, currently director of policy and planning in the director’s office at the Arkansas Department of Human Services, will be joining […]
Survey on racial profiling needs your help
From our friends at the Catholic Charities of Arkansas: The Arkansas Task Force on Racial Profiling is to serve as a forum for dialogue to promote awareness and understanding of […]
Three things you should know about flat taxes
An ideal tax system is one that is fair and provides enough revenue for state programs that we all benefit from without being overly complicated. Some people advocate for a […]
Education news as kids head back to school
As students head back to school, we thought this was a perfect time to update you on education news in Arkansas. The Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (AR-GLR) is […]