Data reveal Arkansas is slipping in our duty to educate and care for our kids
Editor’s note: The 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book is a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families have fared between the […]
New school discipline laws aim to help all kids stay safe and engaged in learning
This is the second post in our education blog series about what legislative changes we can expect for students and schools in the 2019-2020 school year and beyond. As the new […]
School Discipline that Works: Helping All Kids Learn and Thrive
Nearly all students, teachers, and parents agree that schools must have an orderly, welcoming culture in order for students to feel safe and be able to learn. And teachers must […]
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 […]
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 […]
ICYMI: This week at the Capitol, March 27-31
As this legislative session draws to a close, the State Capitol is a busy place! We have quite a few victories to celebrate, some of which are detailed below: EDUCATION: It was a […]
ICYMI: Racial Disparities Remain in Arkansas School Discipline Practices
As a result of legislation that Arkansas Advocates and the Arkansas Opportunity to Learn Campaign pushed for in 2013 (Act 1329), the state of Arkansas has since reviewed school discipline […]
Restorative Justice Approaches to School Discipline
We’ve all seen the video of the teenage girl in the South Carolina school being dragged out of her seat by a school resource officer –and being put at a […]
ICYMI: Arkansas schools still disproportionally punishing black students
Earlier this year, we talked about how schools disproportionately suspend and expel Black youth. The conversation has reemerged with new reports showing that Arkansas schools continue to punish Black youth […]
Wonky Word Wednesday: restorative justice
Dealing with students that have behavioral issues has become a challenge for school districts across the country. Rather than helping students make amends with their issue – a concept known […]