Working toward world-class educational opportunities for all Arkansas students.
Despite our varied experiences and perspectives, most Arkansans know that we can do better for our kids. Our schools are consistently stuck near the bottom of national rankings. There are a lot of opinions on how to help our students learn better, and a lot of political and ideological noise around what schools should do.
With more than 90% of Arkansas students attending local public schools, the good news is that there is astonishing consensus around reforms that will improve outcomes for every single child in our state. Backed by a multitude of peer-reviewed studies and case examples, the path to improving our schools is remarkably clear:
- Creating better oversight & transparency for how our public taxpayer money is spent
- Improving special education
- Extra help for low-income children
- High-quality early childhood education
- After-school and summer programs
- Strengthening student/parent/educator and community collaboration
- Improving teacher quality
- High-quality curriculum and standards
-Bill Kopsky, Executive Director at the Arkansas Public Policy Panel
Garland County – Lunchtime Drive-Thru Petition Signing, Garland County Library, 1427 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
Tue May 12th 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Madison County – Tuesdays at the Madison County Farmers Market, 12 Church Avenue, Huntsville, AR 72740
Tue May 12th 9:00am – 12:00pm
Pope County – Come Sign Petitions and Browse the Books, Dog Ear Books, 312 West 2nd Street, Russellville, AR 72801
Tue May 12th 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Pulaski County – Come Sign Petitions at the Arkansas Public Policy Panel, 1308 W 2nd St, Little Rock, AR 72201
Tue May 12th 11:00am – 1:00pm
Pulaski County – Westover Hills Farmers Market, 6400 Kavanaugh Boulevard, Little Rock, AR 72207
Tue May 12th 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Washington County – Fayetteville Farmers Market, & Historic Square, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Tue May 12th 4:00pm – 8:00pm