LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A $3.6 million grant has been awarded to the Arkansas Department of Education to help educators utilize assessment data to improve instruction and student learning.
Arkansas is one of 10 states to receive this funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Competitive Grants for State Assessments program.
“We are pleased to receive this grant to improve data literacy among educators in Arkansas,” ADE Secretary Jacob Oliva said. “As we prepare to release test scores next month from the new assessment administered this spring, the grant will help us provide ongoing support to educators to assist with understanding the results and using them to guide student learning.”
The state plans to use the funding to do the following:
- partner with select districts to pilot new teaching and assessment practices;
- develop professional learning that empowers educators to interpret and use test data to guide instruction and learning;
- strengthen collaboration among educators who use and share data;
- expand the program statewide; and
- create micro-credentials in data and assessment literacy that educators can add to their licenses.
