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APA review shows Arkansas partnership program helps some lower-wealth districts but prioritization and match requirements limit reach
Summary
APA told the Senate Education Committee that Arkansas’s Academic Facilities Partnership program averages about $92 million annually and funds projects prioritized by facilities-wealth index, condition and enrollment trends; APA noted lower-wealth districts receive differing shares and recommended prioritization changes for 2025 to better address facility-condition disparities.
Justin Silverstein (APA) briefed the committee on capital-funding approaches nationwide and on Arkansas’s Academic Facilities Partnership program. He said most states fall into three broad approaches — funding qualified projects, supporting debt, or flat per-student funding — and that states prioritize projects by health/safety, building condition, enrollment growth and district capacity.
Silverstein said Arkansas’s partnership program has averaged about $92 million annually since FY05 and requires districts to provide local…
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