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Statement·self record·said 2026-04-08

Arkansas's school rankings improved from 43rd to 36th nationally in three years following the LEARNS Act.

Verdict
Mixedby Arkansas Times
2026-04-09
Reasoning

The 2025 Kids Count ranking improvement was compiled from 2022-2024 data, mostly preceding the LEARNS Act. In the first year that included LEARNS-era data (2025), Arkansas's ranking did not change, and scores fell in 3 of 4 measured areas.

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