ARIZONA EDUCATION

Educating Arizona: Assessing our Education System
The Ellis Center for Educational Excellence and the Arizona Community Foundation provide an impartial review of Arizona's education system.

Beat the Odds: Why Some Schools with Latino Children Beat the Odds and Others Don't
The Center for the Future of Arizona and the Morrison Institute for Public Policy highlight twelve elementary and middle schools in Arizona - schools whose students are mostly Latino and poor - that are "beating the odds" on reading and math scores.

Lead With Five: Five Investments to Improve Arizona Public Education
Rodel Foundation with additional support from Greater Phoenix Leadership commissioned a study to provide the foundation for future conversations about school funding and school accountability. It also outlines which research-based strategies will make a significant difference in improving public education in Arizona.

The Road to Higher Education: Closing the Participation Gaps for Arizona's Minority Students
The Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center provides a framework for evaluating Arizona minority student postsecondary access and success.

Safe, Healthy and Ready to Succeed: Arizona School Readiness Key Performance Indicators
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano and the Arizona School Readiness Board outline strategies to increase the school readiness of Arizona's children. The Plan builds a collaborative statewide system of supports aimed at moving Arizona toward a future in which all children enter first grade healthy, safe and ready to succeed.

I Am Ready to Suceed: Arizona's School Readiness Action Plan
Arizona Governor Janet Naplitano and the Arizona School Readiness Board developed a five-year action plan to enable all children to enter first grade safe, healthy and ready to succeed.

Quality Counts at 10
Education Week provides an individualized report examining Arizona's performance on specific indicators and its progress over time.

From Education to Work: Is Arizona Prepared
Public Works, on behalf of Arizona's P-20 Council identify the skills and education requirements of high demand occupations and assess the linkages and gaps between high school graduation and requirements for entering the labor force or postsecondary education.

Note:  The resources provided are for information only and may not reflect the official perspective of Helios Education Foundation.