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 Democrat-Gazette

Purported $66M contract with Solution Tree was initiated but not executed, state education department contends

Instead, Solution Tree CEO Jeffrey Jones said the PLC at Work program it was contracted to implement in Arkansas cost a total of $83.9 million. The figure matches the estimated net value listed in a ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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

Solution Tree CEO Jeffrey C. Jones has said the firm currently operates in more than 150 school districts and 300 schools across Arkansas. In 2017, Arkansas entered into a no-bid, $4 million contract ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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

Solution Tree CEO Jeffrey C. Jones has asked the Arkansas Department of Education to withdraw its proposed multimillion-dollar professional development contract from the state's review process. The ...