Understanding the Vanderbilt Study of Tennessee Pre-K
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.
Important Soup Sunday Announcements!
We are looking forward to being back in person for Soup Sunday on April 10! We continue to monitor community COVID conditions and will update sponsors and ticket holders if anything changes.
The Critical State of Black Women’s Health
The state of Black women’s health is in critical condition, due to the systemic racism, discrimination, and implicit bias that Black women face within the health care system. To combat the intersecting factors that create an inequitable health care...
Arkansas CCDF State Plan Analysis for FY 2019-2021 and FY 2022-2024
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization Act of 2014 requires state-led child care agencies to submit a plan every three years that outlines their state child care policies and plans for using their Child Care and...
Arkansas’s Upside-Down Tax System
We all want to live in a great state where everyone can thrive and achieve economic prosperity. But Arkansas consistently ranks near the bottom of the states in terms of health, education, and economic security. Investing in the foundations...
Advocating for a fair and effective use of historic K-12 funding
We know that every parent, guardian and community member can be a powerful force in promoting an equal opportunity to learn in Arkansas, and we have an incredible opportunity to shape a huge investment in our K-12 education system...
Lessons Learned from the Medicaid: The Lived Experience Project
This year, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families engaged in a Medicaid story collection project with grant funding. Our goal was to amplify the lived experiences of those within the Medicaid population (applicants, enrollees, and providers). We sought out...
Our State’s Budget, Our State’s Values
Tax cuts, surplus, and the Waiver waiting list This blog is the first in a series of blogs Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families will be sharing over the next year on how Arkansas’s tax system could work better...
Language Matters: Why I Choose Latine
As National Hispanic Heritage Month ends, I would like to take a moment to reflect on language: how we use it to include or exclude certain populations, how language adapts and changes, how important it is to let marginalized...
Proposed Cuts to the Top Tax Rate Are Costly and Heavily Favor the Rich
As the Arkansas Legislature concludes the 2021 general session, our attention must turn to the special session they are preparing to begin to discuss personal income tax cuts. Although income tax cuts may sound like something everyday Arkansans would...
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