Unemployment Rate May Be Down, But the Kids are Not Alright
Note: This blog is fifth in a series of posts covering the findings in the 2017 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. Although employment is on the rise […]
Quality Pre-K Still Needs State Investment to Thrive
Note: This blog is third in a series of posts covering the findings in the 2017 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. Every year, the Annie E. Casey […]
Arkansas Among Bottom States in Latest National Rankings for Economic Well-Being
Ranking 47th in the latest national rankings in economic well-being, Arkansas continues to struggle with poverty that affects its children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today […]
Opportunities to Promote Early Learning and Grade-Level Reading in Arkansas’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) and the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (AR-GLR) have researched the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the opportunities it provides […]
AACF Statement on Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Funding
AACF would like to thank Governor Asa Hutchinson for including $3 million in his FY 2018 budget this legislative session for our state’s Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) pre-K program—the first […]
The 2017 Legislative Session: What it Means for Children and Families
We want to thank Governor Hutchinson, members of the General Assembly, and our partners for their hard work this legislative session on issues of critical importance to Arkansas’s children and […]
Tweet Your Legislators: #ShowPreKSomeLove. Let’s Fund it Now!
Arkansas pre-K program needs an investment of $20 million to maintain quality, avoid cuts Pre-K works! Research has shown that children who attend quality pre-kindergarten programs are better prepared for K-12 […]
Tell Gov. Hutchinson: It’s Time to Invest in Pre-K!
$20 million investment needed to maintain quality; avoid cuts The evidence is overwhelming: Pre-K works! Research has shown that children who attend quality pre-kindergarten programs are better prepared for K-12 […]
Privatizing Education Puts Our Kids and Our Democracy at Risk
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) is grateful yet again that Governor Hutchinson has stepped in to mitigate the effects of what he and many other policymakers know is […]
Evangelical leaders urge Gov. Hutchinson to support quality pre-K
The following letter was sent to Gov. Asa Hutchinson by evangelical leaders in Arkansas. February 27, 2017 Dear Governor Asa Hutchinson, Shepherding the Next Generation is a membership network made […]