Arkansas Times

Solution Tree may not be improving Arkansas schools, but it is raking in the cash

Arkansas has paid an Indiana book company, Solution Tree, tens of millions of dollars for a teacher professional development program that education researchers at the University of Arkansas say has ...
Arkansas Times

Solution Tree approved as LEARNS training vendor despite audit, prior lack of results

"Continuous improvement" is not what the data show, but that apparently doesn't matter to ADE. A company who pulled their bid for a multi-year exclusive contract with the state in May has now been ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Lawmakers question cost, effectiveness of proposed multimillion-dollar contract with Solution Tree

Solution Tree was one of eight firms to submit a proposal, and beat out its closest competitor, MGT of America LLC, by two points. MGT's proposed contract would have cost the state $2.7 million in its ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Solution Tree CEO requests that Arkansas Department of Education withdraw proposed contract from state’s review process

The Arkansas Department of Education terminated a proposed multimillion-dollar professional development contract with Solution Tree on Monday after its CEO asked to withdraw the agreement from the ...