Achievement Gaps Continue to Grow, State Report Card Shows
The 2009 Report Card on Arkansas Public Schools shows that the achievement gap continues to grow, despite improvements in the quality of public schools. Jay, an expert on education policy, proposes five solutions. |
Jay Barth Reflects on Vic Snyder Retirement
Snyder exemplifies the kind of public servant Jay hopes to be: thoughtful, honest and good-natured. |
Barth Campaign Sets Fundraising Record
The Jay Barth for Senate Campaign set a new fundraising mark for state legislative campaigns in Arkansas. The campaign raised more than $162,000 from more than 1,100 separate contributors. |
Barth Receives Endorsement of Little Rock and North Little Rock Fire Fighters
Endorsements from both the Little Rock and North Little Rock Fire Fighters represent the way Jay reaches out to communities on both sides of the river. |
Barth Elected to Leadership Roles in Two Organizations
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, Jay was elected secretary of the board of directors for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Pulaski County. That same day, he was elected as chair of the board of directors for Just Communities of Arkansas (JCA). |
Barth participates in Better South conference
Jay Barth, candidate for Arkansas State Senate in District 34, was invited to make a presentation at and participate in the Center for a Better South’s “Agenda for a Better South” conference. |
Teamsters Local Endorses Barth for State Senate
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 878 has endorsed Jay Barth in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the Arkansas State Senate in District 34. |
Barth discusses 21st Century Political Leadership at Central High Symposium
On Friday, September 25, Jay Barth served as a member of a panel discussion as part of a symposium to commemorate 52nd Anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock’s Central High School. |
Barth Addresses LRSD Summit Participants
Jay Barth, candidate for Arkansas State Senate district 34 and professor at Hendrix College, was one of several community leaders invited to participate in a summit as part of the Greater Graduation Project. The summit included ten-member teams from each LRSD junior high and high school. The teams were charged with beginning to develop a plan to increase the district’s graduation rates. |
Barth Report Key to Achievement Gap Legislation
The report co-authored by Jay last year on the achievement gap in Arkansas was the basis of a series of achievement gap bills signed into law by Governor Beebe in April. During the 2009 legislative session, Jay worked with advocacy groups on developing the legislation. |
Together, a Better Arkansas
We have the real potential to make our state a place where educational and economic opportunities are accessible to all of our citizens. However, I also know that it is only through working together that we will make Arkansas the place we want it to be. |
