Dr. Joan Lombardi to speak in Little Rock on Friday
Dr. Joan Lombardi is the Director of Early Opportunities, LLC and currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Buffett Early Childhood Fund and the Bernard van Leer Foundation. Over the […]
Tell us your #prekstories
AACF is looking for Arkansans to tell us their stories about why pre-K is important to them. If you’re a business leader, a college student, a member of law enforcement, […]
AACF statement on increase in pre-K funding
The following is a statement from Rich Huddleston, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) and the Invest Early Coalition would […]
Law enforcement group supports pre-K increase
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national, bipartisan, nonprofit anti-crime organization of nearly 5,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, attorneys general and other law enforcement leaders and violence survivors, has published a […]
Evangelical leaders encourage Gov. Hutchinson to support pre-K
The following letter was sent to Gov. Hutchinson by evangelical leaders here in Arkansas. Dear Governor Hutchinson, We trust this letter finds you and your family well. Shepherding the Next […]
Show pre-K some love!
Learning begins way before kindergarten. The experts agree that high-quality pre-k gives kids a strong start toward success in school. But the Arkansas Better Chance pre-K program hasn’t seen a dime of […]
Wonky Word Wednesday: Consumer Price Index
Have you ever wondered how budget makers and policy wonks are able to come up with how much money it takes to pay for something? A key part of understanding the […]
Kids Count Day at the Capitol – The budget is a moral document
Remarks by AACF Executive Director Rich Huddleston at the Kids Count Day press conference: The state budget is a moral document. It represents Arkansas’s commitment to investing in the future […]
Correcting the record on pre-K
Misinformation about the Arkansas state-funded pre-K program is being distributed. Two false claims are being made. Claims have been made that a report produced by the Office of Education Policy, […]
Arkansas gets passing grade on pre-K, improvements needed
Arkansas ranks high in a national pre-K study but the state is falling behind in enrollment and equal access for poor students. Education Week’s annual “Quality Counts” report explores the […]