[Arkansas] Education Daily — November 9, 2026: Twenty Thousand Head Starts

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Arkansas concurrent enrollment has grown by nearly half in five years — twenty thousand, four hundred sixty high school students took community college courses in twenty twenty six — but participation runs from fifty two percent of students in one county to five percent in the state's largest county, and the colleges say the lottery scholarship covers only about half the cost of delivering the courses. Sources: - Arkansas Division of Higher Education, Annual Report on Concurrent Education, AY2022–AY2026 (Higher Education Coordinating Board Agenda Item No. 10, October 23, 2026) — overall concurrent headcount, sector and grade-level growth, course loads, pass rates, college-going and retention findings, and county participation rates: https://adhe.edu/File/Annual_Report_Concurrent_Education_2026.pdf - Arkansas Community Colleges, 'How Concurrent Enrollment Is Setting Arkansas Students Up for Success' (published November 4, 2026) — 20,460 community college concurrent students in 2026, the Spring 2026 Dual Enrollment Survey of Student Engagement results (15 colleges, 3,136 students), the ACCESS Act diploma designation, and the association's funding and advising positions: https://www.arkansascc.org/news/arkansas-concurrent-enrollment - Division of Higher Education, Rules Governing the ACCESS to Acceleration Scholarship Program, 6 CAR pt. 408 — sixty five dollars per credit hour, fifteen hours per semester maximum, two thousand dollars per academic year maximum, and the no-charge rule for eligible public school students: search sams.adhe.edu for 'Part 408 ACCESS to Acceleration' - Arkansas Code section 6-18-223 (concurrent enrollment eligibility after completion of the eighth grade), as summarized in the ADHE annual report above - University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, 'Clinton School Graduate Analyzes Arkansas Advanced Placement and Concurrent Enrollment Outcomes' (July 24, 2026) — capstone study finding inconsistent credit recognition across institutions: search clintonschool.uasys.edu for 'concurrent enrollment research' AI Generated

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