Knowledge Center
We are always learning. These reports and studies help inform our grantmaking.
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June 14, 2019Collaboration requires a service orientation
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February 2, 2016The Survey Research Laboratory of Mississippi State University surveyed Northwest Arkansas residents on quality of life
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July 9, 2019Why Charter School Champions and Parent Advocates Should Partner to Better Support Students with Disabilities
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July 9, 2018Research exploring how foundations approach funding public safety projects, focusing on two counties (Phillips County, Arkansas, and Coahoma County, Mississippi) in the Mississippi Delta
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September 26, 2018Why 'persisting students' fall behind
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September 5, 2018The development of social-emotional skills within the CORE districts, a network of urban California school districts that serve more than 1 million students
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April 25, 2018A summary presentation of five recent studies that are relevant to our K-12 Education Program
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September 24, 2018The relationship between travel time to school and students’ likelihood of transfer, attendance and test scores
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September 26, 2018This research paper suggests greater charter attendance increases per-pupil expenditures in traditional public schools
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June 19, 2018The Walton Family Foundation's Approach to Starting and Growing High-Quality Schools
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October 26, 2018This report is intended to help Heartland leaders and citizens get on the same page about the region's current condition and its trajectory at a crucial time.
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November 9, 2018This primer briefly discusses the 12 critical components of commercializing university technology with startups.
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July 25, 2019Is cooperative federalism working?
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April 9, 2018View our Media Impact Framework and companion Media Impact Toolkit
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September 12, 2019Measuring the impact of our efforts to improve the quality of life in our home region
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September 13, 2019A Call to Action for Northwest Arkansas
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November 5, 2019The region's legacy of innovation needs to be intentionally nurtured and grown through an entrepreneurial ecosystem
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August 28, 2018Heartland Start-up Spotlight on Krystal Beachum’s Student-Athletes Unit