Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Moving the Needle on Grade-Level Reading (Angela Duran Commentary)
Angela Duran, the campaign director for the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, writes that if we want to set Arkansas apart from the competition, we must build a capable and educated workforce. read more >
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Report: Arkansas Schools Have High Chronic Absenteeism Rates
Attendance Works and the Everyone Graduates Center released an analysis Friday that shows 50 Arkansas public schools have chronic absenteeism rates of 30 percent or more. read more >
Springdale Wins All-America City Award
Springdale on Tuesday announced that it has received the All-America City Award for helping young children achieve grade-level reading proficiency and early school success. read more >
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