Healthy For Life: A Guide to Using Your Health Insurance
Today, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is releasing a health insurance toolkit and website to help Arkansans get the care they need and navigate the complex health care system. Last […]
Make Every Day Count: Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absence in Arkansas Schools
Chronic absenteeism – defined as students missing 10 percent or more of the school year for any reason – is a big problem in Arkansas. Time lost in the classroom […]
Part 4 of 4: Personal Income Tax Cuts are Bad for Arkansas Kids
Recent tax cuts haven’t helped struggling parents make ends meet. Instead, they have hurt public investments that Arkansas kids and their parents need to succeed. Personal income tax cuts mean […]
Should you support tax cuts? Download our Arkansas tax cut cheat sheet.
The next legislative session is just around the corner, and we already know there will be efforts to make major cuts to personal income taxes in Arkansas. Are those big […]
Helping Arkansans Build Assets
Helping working Arkansas families grow their assets will build a stronger middle class and a healthier economy, which benefits us all. Our state has come a long way in making it easier for […]
Part 3 of 4: Personal Income Tax Cuts Don’t Lead to Broad Prosperity
If we rebuild our tax code in a way that works for everyone, we can afford to make public investments that will contribute to the common good. Unfortunately, recent tax […]
Part 2 of 4: Why Personal Income Tax Cuts are Bad (For Businesses)
Despite claims to the contrary, personal income tax cuts don’t help small businesses grow. Business owners hire when there is increased demand, regardless of what the tax rates are. In Arkansas, […]
Special Education in Arkansas: where we are, where we need to be, how we can improve
Arkansas serves nearly 56,000 students through special education programs. The state constitution guarantees every child access to the advantages and opportunities of free, public education. It also charges the legislature with adopting all suitable […]
Part 1 of 4: Why Personal Income Tax Cuts are Bad News
States should think twice before enacting big personal income tax cuts. Despite the claims of tax-cut proponents, low tax rates aren’t associated with economic prosperity, and are more likely to […]
What would it take for Arkansas to be number one?
Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the Kids Count Data Book, a comprehensive, 50-state look at child welfare. This year, Arkansas made gains in economic well-being, but we lost […]