What is the state of world languages education in Arkansas? How far are we from meeting national standards, and how do we compare to our surrounding states? What are the challenges and opportunities in world language education in our state? 

Arkansas Participation in a 500 Million Person Community. Building Capacity for Innovation in Spanish Teaching State Wide is a research project funded by the University of Arkansas Chancellor’s Humanities Grant to produce a policy guiding document that will assess the state of Spanish PK-16 education in Arkansas and make key recommendations to further world language education in our state.

The report was released on December 2023, and can be downloaded below. For more information you can contact us at sroadmap@uark.edu.