by admin | Jan 30, 2024 | E8 Foundations
Workforce participation a priority for Excel by Eight business coalition LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 30, 2024) – A statewide business coalition tasked with tackling Arkansas’s child care crisis convened for the first time on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Supply Chain Hall of...
by admin | Sep 6, 2023 | E8 Team
Excel by Eight was initially established as the Arkansas Campaign for Grade-Level Reading in 2011 to ensure all children read at grade level by the end of third grade. In honor of Read a Book Day, we asked our team to share their favorite children’s books. Check out...
by admin | Jun 26, 2023 | Newsletter
In the June 2023 issue of the Strengthening the Grid newsletter, discover how the Horatio School District and public libraries in Sevier and Little River counties are joining forces to provide free summer meals for children in southwest Arkansas. We also celebrate the...
by admin | May 1, 2023 | E8 Team
Excel by Eight (E8) welcomes Tori Scott to its team as a communities manager. Supporting strategies in Independence County and the city of Little Rock, Scott will continue E8’s mission to improve childhood health and education outcomes. By engaging with communities...
by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | E8 Team
Excel by Eight (E8) is thrilled to welcome Alison Williams, previously the chief of staff for former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, to its growing team as coalitions director. Williams brings more than a decade of experience in the public and private sectors to...