What We Do
Our goal is to use student longitudinal data to provide essential K-12 information to everyone from parents to teachers, administrators, researchers and policy makers. We strive to provide accurate data in a user friendly manner for everyone. We currently work with the Arkansas Department of Education, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Workforce Services, Higher Education, and other agencies to provide a hub of P-20W longitudinal information under one roof to better benefit the state.
Our Funding
The Arkansas Research Center (ARC) was founded in 2009 by a grant from the National Center for Education Statistics to the Arkansas Department of Education with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ARC is affiliated with the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) acting as partners in research and educational policy. The National Center for Education Statistics grant to the Arkansas Department of Education is managed through UCA for ARC funding.
Who We Are
Dr. Neal Gibson
Ph.D., Applied Science, Info. Quality
Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock
Dr. Greg Holland
Ph.D., Applied Science, Info. Quality
Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock
Val Pushkarev
M.S., Information Quality
Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock
Dr. Jake Walker
Ph.D., Education
Mississippi State University
Matt Jeffery
B.S., Environmental Science
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
John Wright
B.S., Computer Science
University of Central Arkansas
Jim Boardman
Assistant Commissioner
Arkansas Department of Education
Dr. Lisa Daniels
Ed.D., Educational Leadership
Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
Dr. Patrick Carmack
Ph.D., Statistics
Southern Methodist University
Melanie VanZandt Bradford
Coordinator for Special Projects
Arkansas Department of Education
