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Arizona is growing, and high-skill jobs are currently going unfilled across the state. For our state’s economy to sustain that growth and ensure shared prosperity, we must rapidly accelerate our high-skill workforce supply pipeline, otherwise known as Arizona’s education system.

Education Forward Arizona releases new attainment report Education Forward Arizona released a new statewide report titled The Future of Attainment in Arizona, which emphasizes the importance of post-secondary education in relation to the state’s future economy and workforce.

Education Forward Arizona (EFA) released poll findings revealing how Arizonans feel about the value of education and training after high school, and one of the leading concerns was about fraud and abuse of the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shannon Sowby, shannonsowbypr@gmail.com, 602.615.6235Diana Figueroa, dfigueroa@educationforwardarizona.org, (602) 206-8572 Nov. 12, 2025 – Education Forward Arizona released “The Future of Attainment in Arizona,” a new statewide report underscoring the importance of education and training beyond high school to the state’s long-term economic growth, workforce readiness, and quality …

According to Education Forward Arizona, more than two-thirds of Arizonans believe postsecondary access is an issue that needs to be addressed.