Bridging the Grad Gap: Measuring the Economic Benefits of Educational Attainment in Arizona

The Center for the Future of Arizona finds that Arizona high school dropouts are almost twice as likely as "high school only" graduates to be living in poverty. Further, individuals with an associate degree or occupational certification earn nearly twice the wages earned by employed dropouts.
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Everybody’s Problem: A Closer Look at Arizona’s High School Graduation Rate

The Center for the Future of Arizona finds that below average graduation rates characterize all Arizona ethnic groups, including the majority white population. A comparison of Arizona and Texas—which share similar demographics and a border location—shows that Texas consistently outperforms Arizona.
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Beat the Odds .. Why Some Schools with Latino Children Beat the Odds and Others Don’t

The Center for the Future and the Morrison Institute at ASU have worked together on Beat the Odds… Why Some Schools with Latino Children Beat the Odds and Others Don't – a groundbreaking study examining Latino Education in Arizona.
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