Arkansas Children

Advocates urge state policy changes that focus on child health and education in the face of federal cuts to benefit programs

The National Survey of Children’s Health, recently released, found that just 53% of the state's children ages 3-5 met the criteria for ‘school readiness.’

The Little Rock School District is urging residents to donate food and other non-perishable items to be distributed to families in need.

The decision came around the same time North Little Rock School District administrators ordered dozens of LGBTQ+ books hidden from students

The Arkansas Department of Education accepted most of a task force’s recommendations to sustain the state’s financial assistance program for low-income families to access child care.

The federally-funded $28 million plan would forgo the need to ask the state Legislature for financial help, child care providers said

Providers and families are grappling with changes to a state-run program to help working families pay for childcare.

Advocates worry proposed federal cuts to aid programs will make things worse

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s are preparing for the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health.

The report lists completed and ongoing efforts to find and address factors contributing to Arkansas’ high maternal mortality rate.