Center for the Future of Arizona Reports
Beat the Odds: Why Some Schools with Latino Children Beat the Odds ... and Others Don’t
The ground-breaking study by the Center for the Future of Arizona and the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University identified six practices common to elementary and middle schools with higher test scores than predicted.
BEAT THE ODDS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EN ESPAÑOL (PDF)
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Developing Pathways to Postsecondary Success
The Center for the Future of Arizona report is an overview of the challenges faced by Arizona students in progressing through the education system as it is now structured. The original research, which was supported by Helios Education Foundation, makes the case for a pathways approach.READ MORE (PDF)>>
Bridging the Grad Gap: Measuring the Economic Benefits of Educational Attainment in Arizona
The Center for the Future of Arizona study 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.READ MORE (PDF)>>
Everybody’s Problem: A Closer Look at Arizona’s High School Graduation Rate
The Center for the Future of Arizona study 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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