AGENCIES ADOPT STRATEGIC PLANS
“Agency Strategic Plans. Only five state agencies post a strategic plan … Each agency should...
MODIFIED DISTRIBUTION Education Department: Twice as Many ‘A’ High Schools in Arkansas
“Eighteen Arkansas school districts earned A’s or A-minuses, and 14 other systems received failing marks in...
COUNTY BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
(April 2018) Only eight Arkansas counties post annual budgets online for citizens while others publish an...
529s & Middle-Class Arkansas Households
“I’ve been told this isn’t going to help anybody unless your income is $100,000 a year.”...
THE POLICY FOUNDATION AND SCHOOL CHOICE
“The most callused aspect of the current education monopoly in Arkansas is that it willingly and...
FEDERAL TAX CUT PROVISION ADVANCES ARKANSAS SCHOOL CHOICE
(March 2018) A provision of the recently-enacted Republican federal tax cut, meant to increase competition in...
OPENTHEBOOKS: SALARIES TOTAL $38.9 MILLION IN SIX ‘LOW-PERFORMING’ EAST ARKANSAS DISTRICTS
“School Improvement Coordinator Ms. Tiah Frazier said there were 28 districts with transitional support plans.” Minutes, State Board...
GOV. HUTCHINSON PROPOSES INCOME TAX CUT; EFFICIENCIES TO PAY FOR REDUCTION
“Scarce resources can be allocated toward fiscal goals … when government does more with less.” Policy Foundation, Arkansas...
ARKANSAS HAS SECOND HIGHEST CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE IN REGION
“State corporate income taxes represent a type of “double taxation”, wherein corporate profits are taxed at...
PULASKI COUNTY SCHOOL CHOICE MARKET NEARS 19,000 STUDENTS
(January 2018) Records show the school choice market in Pulaski County totaled nearly 19,000 K-12 students...
