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Consultants outline how Arkansas funding matrix diverged from evidence‑based recommendations
Summary
APA consultant Mark Fermanick reviewed the funding matrix's origins in the Lakeview litigation and compared consultant evidence‑based recommendations (2003 onward) to the matrix, noting major gaps on K–3 class sizes, pupil support staff linked to poverty, ELL and ALE per‑pupil funding and special‑education staffing.
Mark Fermanick of APA presented a historical and technical review of adequacy studies and how their recommendations compare to the state funding matrix. He traced the matrix to the Lakeview school‑finance litigation and the consultants' 2003 evidence‑based study, which ‘‘made a comprehensive set of recommendations totaling $847,000,000 in new funding,’’ he told the committee.
Fermanick detailed points of…
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