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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             Contact: ShannonSowbyPR@gmail.com, 602.615.6235Diana Figueroa, dfigueroa@educationforwardarizona.org, 602.206.8572 Feb. 13, 2025 | Arizona has deprioritized education funding through a series of choices by elected leaders over the past two decades. Today, Arizona is more reliant on federal funding than most other states. Arizona’s public schools receive about $2,090 per …

By Rich Nickel and John Fees, Guest Commentary In 2016, seeing the correlation to Arizona’s economic competitiveness, the state set a bipartisan goal for education attainment. Known as Achieve60AZ, the goal calls for 60% of Arizona adults ages 25 to 64 to have a workforce certificate or an associate’s or …

CONTACT: Shannon Sowby, (602) 615-6235ShannonSowbyPR@gmail.com Diana Figueroa, (602) 206-8572dfigueroa@educationforwardarizona.org Education Forward Arizona, as part of its Everything to Gain campaign, unveiled a new poll in an ongoing study regarding the state of attainment of education and training after high school. The results show that Arizonans overwhelmingly support specific policy actions …

Education Forward Arizona, as part of its Everything to Gain campaign, unveiled a second poll in an ongoing series for the state of Arizona. The results show that regardless of socioeconomic status, most Arizonans who never completed a degree or program outside of high school see the value of additional education or training. …