Building a statewide coalition - the Arkansas Citizens First Congress - who:

 

Connects grassroots leaders from across the state to learn about issues, deepen analysis and create holistic, lasting solutions to the problems affecting us.

Crosses lines of race, class, geography and other divisions to develop a common strategy to win reforms and build long term influence on the policy process .

Watchdogs the policy-making process and keeps community activists informed so they can make a difference on the issues they care the most about.



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Analyzing Arkansas’s Charter Schools – Unfulfilled Promises
Arkansas open enrollment charter schools, on average, have student populations that have fewer children of color and substantially fewer low-income children than their peer traditional public schools.  Once these factors are controlled, Arkansas’s charter schools do not outperform their traditional school peers.
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help citizens across Arkansas organize and work for positive change in thier communities,

help build the statewide coalition of progressive grassroots groups: The Citizens First Congress, and

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