Article | July 10, 2025
“As cost is the No.1 barrier in (getting to college) as told to us by students, we feel pretty good about where Pell grants landed,” Rich Nickel, CEO of Education Forward Arizona said. The nonprofit includes a focus on the Achieve60AZ college attainment goal, which aims to get 60% of working Arizonans a college …
Article | July 10, 2025
Education Forward Arizona, which advocates for education improvements throughout the state, called for the immediate release of all allocated federal funds. It said the funds are not luxuries, but rather essential investments in the future of Arizona’s students. Without them, the organization stated, schools could face hardships that would put …
Article | July 9, 2025
“Months ago, Education Forward Arizona joined other experts in predicting that instead of closing the Department of Education, they would begin holding and pulling back some of the education funding,” said Rich Nickel, president and CEO of Education Forward Arizona. “Unfortunately, that is exactly what we are seeing happening now. …
