We’re thrilled to announce the release of our latest OEP Awards: Beating the Odds report. This one is a favorite around here because it tells a story we deeply believe in: Academic Growth for ALL kids. Why We Love This Report 1. It spotlights growth Sometimes the quality of a school is judged by proficiency […]| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
Hooray! Today we are so excited to announce the winners of this year’s OEP Growth Awards! We love to celebrate the schools where students are learning SO MUCH! OEP is focused on recognizing Arkansas schools demonstrating Outstanding Educational Performance. OEP awards focus solely on student academic growth. Unlike other indicators of school performance, academic growth […]| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
Content Growth Scores for Arkansas’ SCHOOLS| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
Volume 22, Issue 5 October 8, 2025 This report is the OEP awards for the 2024-25 academic year, highlighting the schools around the state where students are demonstrating the greatest academic gro…| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
What’s Going on with School Readiness Assistance Child Care Subsidies in Arkansas? by Hannah Denker The School Readiness Assistance (SRA) program helps low-income families afford child care while parents work or go to school. It’s run by the Arkansas Department of Education’s Office of Early Childhood, but most of the money comes from the federal […]| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
2024-2025 Letter Grade and Growth Data for SCHOOLS| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
2025 A-F letter grades are out, and here at OEP we were super interested to see how our state schools performed and what we can do to help kids learn. Overall, there as wide distribution, with 12% …| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
Volume 22, Issue 4 September 17, 2025 This brief examines and explains the first comprehensive set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Arkansas’s early care and education (ECE) system, providing a statewide baseline on access, quality, and workforce. Click here to read the Policy Brief| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
Volume 22, Issue 4 September 17, 2025 This report establishes the first comprehensive set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Arkansas’s early care and education (ECE) system, focusing on access, quality, workforce, affordability, and data infrastructure. Arkansas’s ECE system plays a critical role in supporting children and families, yet persistent gaps in availability, affordability, and […]| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
by Hannah Denker Click here to read the Arkansas Education Report Click here to read the Policy Brief Early childhood care and education (ECE) is essential for Arkansas’s children, families, and workforce. But are we meeting the need? And how can we tell if we’re making progress? For the first time, Arkansas now has a […]| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
by Denise Airola It is Year 2 for Arkansas Teaching, Learning, and Assessment System (ATLAS) results for Grades 3 through High School. In an earlier blog we noted celebrations for overall increases…| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
How Are Arkansas Students Doing? 2025 ATLAS Results Are In! Arkansas released ATLAS summative assessment scores to school districts this week. This marks the first year we can measure student prog…| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
by Josh B. McGee Last week’s blog discussed the sources of Arkansas school funding and some of the basics about how the state’s funding formula works. As a quick review, Arkansas has a student-base…| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
by Josh McGee Today’s blog is the first in a series about Arkansas school funding. Our goal is to provide straightforward, data-driven explanations of things like: How the Arkansas K-12 funding sys…| Office for Education Policy (OEP)
