Creating a Smart Arkansas.
Creating a Smart Arkansas is what the Arkansas Department of Education is all about. How do we do this? By supporting students, teachers and school administrators through top-notch curriculum development and ongoing, research-based learning opportunities for educators, the state has already witnessed unprecedented gains in educational attainment of students.
Proof:
- In 2010, scores on both the Arkansas Augmented Benchmark exams and Stanford Achievement Test again improved, with more than 60 percent of Arkansas's public school students at all grade levels scoring at grade level or higher on the benchmark exams. At some grades, more than 80 percent are scoring at grade level or higher.
- The achievement gap between majority and minority students narrowed for the fourth year in a row on the 2010 Arkansas Augmented Benchmark Exams.
Specifically, the department's Smart Arkansas initiative encompasses the state's efforts to increase educational attainment in Arkansas through Smart Accountability, Smart Leadership and Smart Future components.
- Arkansas Student Achievement: Our Road to Success - PPT Jan. 14, 2009
Other Arkansas Education Web Sites
What's New
 Pathwise Training Dates - Sept. 7, 2010 |
| Meeting Advisory: State Board of Education - Sept. 7, 2010 |
 Blog: Timeout in Taiwan - Sept. 7, 2010 |
| Grant Opportunities - Sept. 7, 2010 |
| Approved Supplemental Ed. Services Providers - Sept. 7, 2010 |
Upcoming Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Sept. 10 | Training for State Reporting Cycles 1-9 for FY 2010-11 |
| Sept. 13 | Joint Use Agreement Grant Application due |
| Sept. 16 | Pathwise Recalibration, Western Arkansas Coop |
| Sept. 27-29 | Pathwise, Great Rivers Education Cooperative |
| Oct. 5, 12 | Pathwise Recalibration, Dawson Educational Coop |
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