The Case for Increasing Teacher Pay in Arkansas
Arkansas's salaries are low compared to the rest of the country, and even when compared to states closer to home.
Arkansas's salaries are low compared to the rest of the country, and even when compared to states closer to home.
Overall, we’re relieved to see that some key provisions will make life measurably better for Arkansas’s children.
Educating the next generation of Arkansans is one of our greatest responsibilities.
We hope to carry this momentum into the 2023 Regular Legislative Session, as we can be sure there will be many bills to support and defend against that will affect the lives of Arkansas's children and families.
On Thursday, the Arkansas Legislature passed SB2, and Gov. Hutchinson signed it into law. The new act will allow the Arkansas Department of Education to receive $50 million in general revenue funds to go toward school safety grants. And...
Data Show Alarming Increase in Low Birth Weight Babies and Child and Teen Deaths in Arkansas Arkansas ranks 43rd in child well-being, according to the 2022 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by...
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families will support data-driven legislation proposed to improve gun safety, to prevent the loss of our children to gun violence.
Arkansas should commit to serving at least all low-income preschoolers. The 2021 State of Preschool Yearbook, released by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, provides an in-depth look at state-funded...
Arkansas’s well-being depends upon the education of our state’s children. We need every child in Arkansas to have access to a world-class education.
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is deeply disappointed by the Arkansas General Assembly’s refusal to pass legislation to address the surging public health crisis that has re-emerged with the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. As we outlined...