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We are here to serve as a resource to state lawmakers, educators, administrators, and other leaders, providing them with current national, state, and regional research in education to support them in thoughtful decision-making concerning PreK-20 education in the State of Arkansas.

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Data includes Best High Schools, Demographics, Discipline, Finances, Graduation Rates, National Comparisons, Performance on State Assessments and School Recognition and Letter Grades.

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Topics include College Going, Student Discipline, School Funding, School Performance, Teacher Salaries and more…

Research Publications

Publications include Arkansas Education Reports, OP-EDs / Commentary, Overall Education Points, Policy Briefs and Report Cards.

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The View from the OEP Blog

New Survey Results Show Arkansas Teachers Report High Satisfaction — With Room to Strengthen Support

Teacher Pipeline, The View from the OEP

By Taylor Scott, Josh McGee, Meredith Schellhase, and Gema Zamarro Teachers’ impact extends far beyond their time in the classroom. They influence...

Raising the Floor: Early Evidence Suggests LEARNS Salary Increases Improved Teacher Retention

Teacher Pipeline, The View from the OEP

by Josh McGee and Gema Zamarro In 2023, Arkansas enacted one of the most ambitious teacher pay reforms in the country. The LEARNS Act raised the...

Early Reading Is Foundational — Arkansas’s New Third-Grade Promotion Policy Emphasizes Early Identification and Support

The View from the OEP

By Josh B. McGee At OEP, we’ve been following Arkansas’s third-grade promotion policy closely and reviewing results from states that have...

A Decade After the Law: Are We Finding Arkansas’s Dyslexic Students?

Other, The View from the OEP

This is the first in a series examining the data available following Arkansas’s dyslexia laws. The initial report released today provides and...

OEP is Available to Support Your Teachers

The View from the OEP

by Ashley Daniel Here at OEP, we love data, but we know assessment data alone doesn’t improve instruction. We work with policymakers, as well as...

Freshman Success, Revisited

9th Grade Success, The View from the OEP

This blog is written with Sarah Morris, Ph.D., a University of Arkansas affiliate researcher and former junior high teacher. Freshman Success...

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