@ua_edreform & @Office4EdPolicy; former CDO @Arkansasgov, TX PRB Chairman & philanthropy executive
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
Jun 14
Check out this op-Ed from my
@ua_edreform colleagues @jbmcgee & @gema_zamarro: Over 90% of Arkansas teachers remained in public schools year-over-year, with a similar % reporting satisfaction with their job.
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
On the status of Arkansas teachers, special to the Democrat-Gazette by my colleagues @gema_zamarro @jbmcgee arkansasonline.com/news/2026…
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
“The best way to support teachers and strengthen Arkansas education is not to ignore challenges or to exaggerate them. It is to understand them clearly” Op-ed with @jbmcgee arkansasonline.com/news/2026…
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
May 28
Check out the pearls of wisdom in this interview of my @ua_edreform colleagues @gema_zamarro & @jbmcgee about teacher retention in Arkansas! @OzarksatLarge @hpatrinos kuaf.com/show/ozarks-at-larg…
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
“Our surveys also tell us about the working conditions of our teachers. Pay is important, but working conditions are also very important.” @jbmcgee and I at Ozarks at Large
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
Lots of things are going on in Education in Arkansas. Check out this great episode 👇 and stay tuned for all the research we have underway evaluating these efforts...
May 13
Can Arkansas make teaching great again? | Episode 1017 of The Education Gadfly Show, featuring Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva fordhaminstitute.org/nationa… @ArkansasEd @educationgadfly
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
This #TeacherAppreciationWeek let’s thank our teachers and review some facts about the AR teacher workforce from our work here at the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform and the Office for Education Policy oep.uark.edu/key-topics/teac…
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
May 1
More great coverage of the Arkansas teacher pay research by my @ua_edreform colleagues @gema_zamarro, @jbmcgee & Miranda Vernon as well as former students @andrewcamp_ & @thetaywil!
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute's article on our work evaluating AR's salary increases to teachers. Check it out 👇
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
Apr 30
On teach pay and retention, more from colleagues and alum at @ua_edreform at @uacoehp at @UArkansas fordhaminstitute.org/nationa…
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
“While teachers reported low burnout, Zamarro said teachers can be satisfied with their jobs and still have stressors. One stressor in particular she pointed to was in managing student behaviors”
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Josh B. McGee retweeted
Apr 22
Arkansas law boosted teacher pay — and retention
based on research by my colleagues @gema_zamarro @jbmcgee k12dive.com/news/arkansas-la… via @K12DiveNews
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Apr 22
🧵 New Arkansas teacher retention data is in.
A few takeaways 👇
1/ Retention has stabilized—but not fully recovered. Roughly 87 percent of Arkansas teachers returned to the classroom over 1.5 pp below pre-pandemic levels. oep.uark.edu/arkansas-teache…
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3/ State averages mask big local differences.
District retention ranges from ~55% to 95%.
This isn’t one story—it’s many. Some geographic shortage districts saw big increases in retention since the pandemic while many others are still struggling.
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4/ Bottom line:
Arkansas isn’t in crisis—but it hasn’t fully rebounded either.
We may be in a slightly higher-turnover equilibrium than before COVID.
What comes next likely depends on working conditions and pay.
Full analysis: oep.uark.edu/arkansas-teache…
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Apr 22
Check out this recent article on our evaluation of increased teacher pay in Arkansas!
Together, the salary and satisfaction research “suggests that Arkansas is making meaningful progress in strengthening the teaching profession,” said Gema Zamarro
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