2013 legislation in Arkansas calls for the high schools to assess students before they graduate from high school and offer transitional courses for those who do not meet college- and career-readiness standards. In response, the Arkansas Department of Education trained more than 300 educators to teach the SREB Readiness Courses — more than half of them for the Literacy Ready course, demonstrating a major commitment to literacy in Arkansas.

In May 2015, educational co-op leaders from around the state gathered to hear SREB content experts George Johnson and Kenna Barger spread the vision for Literacy Ready and Math Ready. Also in spring 2015, K-12 leaders and higher education officials discussed how they can work together to stem the flow of students who enter college needing remediation.