Arkansas
Data
Knowing How Students and Teachers Use Tech Is Vital
Data on the usage of educational technology tools can provide districts with a helpful road map for improving student engagement under remote, in-person, or hybrid learning conditions. See how school districts are using such data to make smart, strategic decisions.
Reading & Literacy
States to Schools: Teach Reading the Right Way
States are passing new laws that require teachers to master reading instruction that’s solidly grounded in research.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arkansas
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Equity & Diversity
Dealing With Dyslexia: 'It's Almost Like It's a Naughty Word' (Video)
When Scott Gann learned his son Dustin had dyslexia, he was shocked at the school's reaction. No one there wanted to use the word.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arkansas
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Teaching
Meet the Principal Who's Never In Her Office (Video)
Bethany Hill, the principal at Central Elementary School in Cabot, Ark., shuns a formal office in favor of roving around classrooms, hallways, the playground, and the cafeteria, where she can be as close as possible to teachers and students all day.
Federal
Armed Staff Keep Rural Schools Safe When Police Are Far Away, Panel Hears
Arming some school staff provides a needed safety option for rural districts far from law enforcement, educators told the Federal School Safety Commission during an Arkansas site visit Wednesday.
School & District Management
Arkansas Earns a C-Minus on State Report Card, Ranks 44th in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
States
Educators, Advocates Chase Political Office in Several States
In Arkansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin, educators and advocates will be on this year's ballot for governor, a position that will inevitably have an outsized role in shaping education policy.
Education
Education Advocates Already Filing to Run in 2018 State Elections
Already, some educators and prominent education advocates have entered their names into the running for of the many 2018 state races around the country where education policy is likely to be a hot topic.
Science
Facebook Giving Virtual-Reality Kits to Every Arkansas High School
As part of the Techstart program, 360 Arkansas high schools will receive classroom kits including computers, cameras, and Oculus Rift headsets.
College & Workforce Readiness
Photos
A Focus on Career and Technical Education
As they attract a new wave of attention and support in schools across the country, career and technical education programs grapple with new challenges.
School & District Management
Photos
When Schools Close in Rural Communities
Schools across the country close down each year. In rural areas like Hughes, Ark., it’s often because it no longer makes economic sense.
School & District Management
When a Community Loses Its Schools
School closures often affect poor students, African-American students, and rural communities like Hughes, Ark.