The Freedom of Contract in Higher Education Act – Why it is Good For Arkansas
Republican Senator Kim Hammer of Benton recently introduced SB 232, “The Freedom of Contract in Higher Education Act.” Republican...
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The Arkansas Project was launched in 2008 as a source for incisive commentary and reporting on Arkansas government, politics, media and more. In 2011, The Arkansas Project became an affiliate of the Advance Arkansas Institute. The Arkansas Project supplied daily commentary until 2019, but is now largely inactive.
David Kinkade was the chief writer and the editor of The Arkansas Project until 2011. After the site became affiliated with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Dan Greenberg was editor of The Arkansas Project until it became inactive in 2019. During that eight-year period, the writers for the site included Nic Horton, Marc Kilmer, and Caleb Taylor.
Caleb Taylor
- Sep 12, 2017
- 2 min
Succeed Scholarship Enrollment Up 500 Percent
Student enrollment in the state’s school voucher program has more than quintupled as the second academic year of its existence begins....
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Marc Kilmer
- May 30, 2017
- 3 min
Student Enrollment Cap Ends For School Voucher Program
The Succeed Scholarship Program is no longer subject to a cap in student enrollment; it has seen a significant increase in interest for...
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Marc Kilmer
- Apr 27, 2017
- 3 min
STUDY: School Choice Saving Arkansas Money
A school choice program created by the Arkansas legislature in 2015 is already saving state taxpayer dollars, according to a recent study...
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Caleb Taylor
- Apr 9, 2015
- 1 min
School Choice Bill Signed By Gov Now Law!
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1552 into law earlier this week, a measure which is noteworthy in that it will introduce market reforms...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 12, 2015
- 2 min
Will Legislators Protect Student Rights In Arkansas?
It might shock you to learn that there are places in America where you don’t have a right to an attorney. Those places are known as...
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Caleb Taylor
- Feb 18, 2015
- 2 min
Why Wait For Any Evidence? Pathologically Insecure Arkansas Edition
As we noted recently, opponents of tort reform don’t bother to wait for evidence before they insist that those they disagree with have...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jan 27, 2015
- 3 min
Celebrating School Choice
Did you know it’s National School Choice Week? It is indeed, and there’s even a Senate resolution to prove it. As a parent, I’m a big...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jan 26, 2015
- 2 min
Obama’s Misguided Community College Plan
President Obama’s “State of the Union” address last week was another lackluster spectacle filled with the same tired cliches he’s spouted...
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Caleb Taylor
- Dec 30, 2014
- 3 min
Senator Hickey Attempts to Bring Lottery Scholarships in Line with Reality
Thanks to Sen. Jimmy Hickey, who continues to demonstrate leadership on state lottery issues, one of the questions legislators will...
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Marc Kilmer
- Dec 19, 2014
- 2 min
Don’t Believe the Hype about Pre-K
The federal government is giving Arkansas $60 million to bolster the state’s pre-kindergarten program. Sounds good, right? Who can be...
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Caleb Taylor
- Dec 4, 2014
- 2 min
Arkansas Still Not Ranked 5th in Education, Gov. Beebe!
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Outgoing Gov. Mike Beebe recently has been on a kind of tour in which he discusses...
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Caleb Taylor
- Oct 1, 2014
- 2 min
McLean Cuts Class
Rep. James McLean, chair of the House Education Committee, has been skipping class. You’ll remember McLean from our reporting last...
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Caleb Taylor
- Sep 29, 2014
- 3 min
The Bowen Gym: Not Just Indefensible, But Also Illegal!
You might recall our earlier coverage when Attorney General Dustin McDaniel “donated” $100,000 of your money to the University of...
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Caleb Taylor
- Aug 6, 2014
- 2 min
Bowen Law School’s Response to Law Student Debt: Look, We Have A Wonderful Gym!
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel isn’t the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of physical fitness, but maybe that will change...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 3, 2014
- 5 min
Bowen Law School: LEAPing Away From Facts
Our previous coverage of UALR-Bowen Law School’s affirmative action program, LEAP, revealed that the program admits marginally qualified...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jun 19, 2014
- 2 min
FOIA in Arkansas Has Room to Improve
While Arkansas has a strong Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), government still has room to improve in its mission of actually following...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jun 5, 2014
- 2 min
The InvestArk Tax Credit: A Terrible Investment That Arkansas Made For You
Things that InvestArk isn’t required to create. Nearly half of the 45 projects funded with state incentives from 2005 to 2012 reviewed in...
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Nic Horton
- Apr 24, 2014
- 2 min
Sullivan Speaks About Bowen Law's Financial Troubles
I am regularly reminded that Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a thing of beauty. You’ll recall that Bowen Law School’s new...
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Daniel Greenberg
- Apr 2, 2014
- 6 min
Bowen Faculty: LEAP Over The Constitution
You might recall that Bowen Law School Dean Michael Schwartz told us that the law school’s affirmative action plan, LEAP, was “just this...
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The Arkansas Project
- Feb 3, 2014
- 3 min
Where Is Arkansas In All This School Choice Stuff?
The following is the third in a series of guest articles from Greg George, an Advocacy Coordinator with the Michigan Association of...
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The Arkansas Project
- Jan 31, 2014
- 2 min
What Does America Think Of School Choice?
The following is the second in a series of guest articles from Greg George, an Advocacy Coordinator with the Michigan Association of...
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Nic Horton
- Jan 29, 2014
- 4 min
Bowen Faculty LEAPs To Conclusions On New Program
You’ll probably remember that we’ve been covering the Bowen Law School affirmative-action controversy; the controversy surrounds Bowen’s...
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The Arkansas Project
- Jan 28, 2014
- 2 min
Why Is School Choice Important?
The following is the first in a series of guest articles from Greg George, an Advocacy Coordinator with the Michigan Association of...
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