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Lawmakers press bureau on test scores, waivers and whether extra spending produced results
Summary
After the bureau’s historical briefing, senators and representatives questioned why per-pupil spending rose while several academic indicators stagnated, requested waiver and demographic overlays, and asked for career-technical placement and job-market data.
Lawmakers used a bureau briefing on the history of adequacy to press for clearer links between spending and results and to request concrete follow-ups on specific policy levers.
During questions, members cited a string of performance indicators — NAEP, ACT, college-going rates — that show Arkansas trailing the national average on several measures despite rising per-student spending. Committee members emphasized participation-rate effects on ACT comparisons and…
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