Panel 1

How Are Arkansas Schools Doing?

• "How are Arkansas Students Performing?" - Keith Nitta, Clinton School for Public Policy
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• "How Much are Arkansas Schools Spending" - Joshua Barnett, University of Arkansas
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• "What is the State of Improvement in Arkansas School Facilities" - Sen. Shane Broadway, Arkansas General Assembly

Panel 2

Emerging Reforms in Arkansas

• "Teacher Pay Initiatives: Performance Pay for Teachers" - Marc Holley, University of Arkansas
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• "Teacher Mentoring Initiatives: The Teacher Advancement Program" - Jason Culbertson, South Carolina Department of Education
  
  
• "Leadership Initiatives: The Arkansas Leadership Academy" - Beverly Elliott, University of Arkansas
  
  
• "School-Wide Initiatives: The Learning Institute" - Joel Rush, The Learning Institute, Hot Springs

Panel 3

Where Do We Go from Here?

• "What are the Biggest Issues Facing Rural Schools?" - Sen. Steve Bryles, Arkansas General Assembly
  
  
• "The National Mathematics Advisory Report: Its Significance for Arkansas" - Sandra Stotsky, University of Arkansas
  
  
• "How Charters Can Alleviate Urban Problems in K-12 Schools" - Roy Brooks, e-STEM Public Charter School
  
  
• "School Climate: Fair is Foul; Foul is Fair" - Mitchell Holifield, Arkansas State University