Arkansas Research Center (ARC)

07/13/2016

“The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services is excited about this new opportunity to educate students about the employment and earnings potential of Arkansas’s degree and certificate programs,” said DWS Director Daryl Bassett. “With this information in hand, our young people can make better decisions about their chosen career field.”

As part of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s moves to bulk up the state’s workforce to meet industry needs, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (DWS) released an economic security report of employment and earnings outcomes for degrees and certificates at state-supported institutions of higher educatio...

03/07/2016

Nice shout out for ARC!

"In 2012, the Arkansas Research Center cross-matched actual wage data with the previous 10 years of graduates of Arkansas' colleges and universities."

Goes on to discuss the comparisons of some of this data.

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03/01/2016

ARC voted today! So should you!

09/14/2015

Data is helping students make more informed decisions and prioritize what is meaningful to them.

White House officials unveiled a new website that does not attempt to rate schools, but provides information about annual costs, graduation rates and salaries after graduation.

06/30/2015

Arkansas Awarded $1 million Workforce Data Quality Initiative Grant
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20151284.htm

WASHINGTON — Effective workforce strategies depend on good data to understand how education programs affect employment outcomes better. To maintain the highest quality data possible, the U.S. Department of Labor and workforce agencies nationwide are working together in the Workforce Data Quality Ini…

05/21/2015

Another ARC success story! Dr. Greg Holland, Director of Research, used ARC's TrustEd system to create a customized database logic for determining student progress toward Associate Degree completion. Using this logic, Arkansas institutions were able to award new credentials to deserving Arkansans.

Reflections on Arkansas’ Reverse Transfer Experiment Posted on May 20, 2015 by Sara Garcia Through grant funding from the Kresge Foundation, Arkansas is one of 15 states participating in Credit When It’s Due (CWID), a project designed to facilitate and improve reverse transfer processes. Since 2013,…

05/12/2015

Arkansas is leading the nation in its efforts to use anonymized data to improve workforce outcomes. In the video below, our work is highlighted by the Workforce Data Quality Initiative.

WDQC is launching a series of short videos that highlight how states are using education and workforce data to advance their skilled workforce and better align with industry demand.

06/04/2013

Read ARC's new report on The Arkansas Workforce!
https://arc.arkansas.gov/arc_web/resources/publications/The_Arkansas_Workforce.pdf

06/04/2013

Even Some College Means a Higher Paycheck

Arkansas Business

05/14/2013

Take a minute to look at how the state's Pre-K program is doing!

NOTE: Because Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) has an income eligibility requirement, these charts only include the subset of students on Free/Reduced Lunch in the comparison groups 'No Known PreK' and 'Arkansas'.

05/14/2013

Report: Pre-K Program Shrinks Academic Gap

The Arkansas Department of Education and the state Department of Human Services are working together to fund a pre-K program for less fortunate children.

05/14/2013

Study: State pre-K cuts privilege gap

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