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American Lawyers Alliance Teacher of the Year Award

For the past sixty years, the American Lawyers Alliance has been active in its support of public education, citizenship awareness and various service programs.

News Literacy Week Educator Resources

Regardless of content area, students can use these activities to practice making determinations about the quality of news sources and learn to recognize and identify a variety of media messaging.

Teaching & Learning with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

While we reflect on the past, on Dr. King’s history, work, and words, we can also be encouraged that his legacy lives on.

The Work We've Done in 2021

In 2021, the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics provided a variety of educational opportunities to Arkansas educators and students. See some highlights from the past year and sign up to stay updated in the new year!

Econ-tent Creators: Using Videos in the Econ Classroom

Use these engaging videos to help your students see the economics connections in everything around them.

It’s Economics Education Month!

It’s Economic Education month! Learn how to find the economics in everything, no matter where you look!

Cafe Fridays at Ozark Schools

Cafe Friday is a school based enterprise that students with learning disabilities in grades 9 through 12 operate every Friday to cook, serve, and deliver $5 economically friendly meals to teachers throughout the entire Ozark Public Schools campuses

Support for Arkansas K–12 Social Studies teachers for virtual and classroom teaching.

Right in Our Own Backyard!

Take a trip with us this summer as we travel around Arkansas, locating sites in our communities that offer educational experiences for Arkansans of all ages. Arkansas is full of parks, museums, and historical sites you can visit for yourself, many that offer educational programming for teachers, students, and families. Each week we will highlight a new location in Arkansas and the programs and activities to be explored there. Do you know of a location we should feature? Contact us and let us know!

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Support for Arkansas K–12 Teachers

This blog is a resource for K–12 social studies teachers in Arkansas who are looking for interdisciplinary lessons, readings, activities, and more. It provides a space for teachers to receive materials and resources from fellow teachers and education partners around the state. It also creates opportunities for Arkansas educators to communicate and collaborate on best practices.

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Social Studies Arkansas Blog

The Election of FDR and the Immediate Response to the Great Depression

As the election of 1932 approached, Americans were seeking a response to the impacts of the Great Depression around the country. The election would mark the first of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms as President of the United States.

Claudia Goldin, Women & Work: The 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (in Memory of Alfred Nobel)

Dr. Goldin’s economic history research expands 200 years to provide an account of women’s participation in labor markets over time and describe the history of women’s continuing economic liberation.

Arkansas Economics Challenge 2024

Plans for the 2024 Arkansas Economics Challenge are underway! Want to participate in this year’s challenge? Here is everything you’ll need to know!

Partner Organizations

This blog is managed by the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics in partnership with Economics Arkansas and accepts content submissions from any Arkansas teacher or education partner.