Let’s pass a ballot measure to help AR Kids!

Polling shows Arkansans are for proven educational reforms

3 Transformative Education Reforms With Huge Public Support Require any school receiving any amount of public funds to follow the same standards that traditional public schools are required to follow;

  1. Require any school that receives public tax funding to follow the same standards that traditional public schools must follow.

  2. Establish minimum education standards in the Arkansas Constitution covering subjects like reading, math, civics, and other fundamental knowledge.

  3. Guarantee universal access to 4 of the most proven education reforms to boost student learning:

    1. Universal pre-k for 3 & 4 year-olds

    2. After-school and summer programs

    3. Support for kids experiencing poverty

    4. Quality special education

The data is rolling in… and shows strong support

• 77.1% of Arkansans support equal standards

• 78.7% of Arkansans support basic minimum standards

• 78.5% for Pre-K

• 81.3% for After- School / Summer

• 83% for Wrap Around Services for Kids in Poverty

• 86.6% for Quality Special Education

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“Arkansas needs to reset our education priorities. We know what is proven to help kids succeed. We should tell lawmakers and local school officials we want them focused on early childhood education, after-school and summer programs, improving special education, providing extra support to low-income kids, improving teacher quality, and state standards that are clear, consistent and strong..”

— Bill Kopsky, Executive Director of the Arkansas Public Policy Panel