Building Level Finance Provides Fiscal Transparency
Per pupil funding. It’s how the state determines the amount of state dollars going to the public school districts and…
Read MoreRegarding LRSD Millage Extension, Whose Pants Are On Fire?
Some opponents of the proposed Little Rock School District millage extension are quick to call anyone who disagrees with them…
Read MoreTheir’ Data, ‘Our’ Data…and Data (2017)
Want to know the real demographics of every public school in the Little Rock School District (LRSD) footprint? Don’t listen…
Read MoreOn ‘Taking’ LRSD Students, ‘New’ Boards
Public School Enrollment LRSD PCSSD NLRSD Conway BryantBenton LISA eStem 2004 24,424 17,961 9,110 8,442 6,598 4,254 163 0 2005 25,095 (+671) 17,943 (-18) 9,368 (+258) 8,618 (+176) 6,851 (+253) 4,409 (+155) 299 (+136) 0 2006 25,500 (+405) 17,756 (-187) 9,334 (-34) 8,774 (+156) 6,862 (+11) 4,591 (+182) 359 (+60) 0 2007 25,738 (+238) 17,395 (-361) 8,974…
Read MoreWest Little Rock: Swing Voters on LRSD’s Future
The greatest strategic mistake the status quo ever made was ignoring the fervent desire of West Little Rock students and…
Read MoreJudge Marshall Grants State’s Motion, Dismisses all Springer/Ross/Walker Claims Against State Board, Commissioner, ADE re: Takeover of LRSD
Read Full Order Quick highlights… “…discriminatory effects alone are insufficient to show discriminatory intentions.” (pp. 2-3)“What’s missing are pleaded facts…
Read MoreLittle Rock Area Public School Stakeholder Group: Mission Creep Part II?
On January 28, 2015, in the same passed motion which replaced the Little Rock School Board with the Commissioner of…
Read MoreAll Plan, No Action
Over the past three decades, there has been no shortage of public engagement of individuals and groups regarding the projected…
Read MoreArkansas Democrat-Gazette: Monopoly vs. choice, When our ‘leaders’ forget the past
Shared by Permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette “Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became…
Read MoreMissed City of Little Rock Resolution Opportunities
If educating all students was the priority of the Little Rock Mayor and City Board of Directors, perhaps one or…
Read MoreArkansas Democrat-Gazette Guest Column: Advice to Michael Poore: How to Make LRSD Great
By ROBERT MARANTO AND ROD PAIGE Special to the Democrat-Gazette. This article was published May 15, 2016 at 2:02 a.m. and…
Read MoreLISA Academy Releases Full Marketing Plan
Little Rock, AR – LISA Academy takes pride in being a diverse school and is often recognizedas the most diverse…
Read MoreArkansas Public School Finance 101
Every school district in Arkansas is required to send to the State 25 mills, the Uniform Rate of Taxation (URT).…
Read More‘Their’ Data, ‘Our Data,’ and…Data
Want to know the real demographics of every public school in/near the LRSD footprint? Don’t listen to “them.” Don’t listen…
Read MoreOne Year Later, LRSD Civic Advisory Committee Neglects Singular Purpose
On January 28, 2015, in the same passed motion which replaced the Little Rock School Board with the Commissioner of…
Read MoreMissed Little Rock Rally Opportunities
If student learning was the priority of all residents and leaders of the Little Rock School District and City of…
Read MoreWhy November? Because Participation Matters
Posted By Andrew Bagley Since the Helena-West Helena School District Community Advisory Board announced at the March meeting of the Arkansas…
Read MoreStatement from Arkansas Department of Education Commissioner Johnny Key Regarding LRSD
LITTLE ROCK — Timing and expectations are critical, as I have been reminded over the last few days. I deeply…
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