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    Arizona Directions
    Arizona Directions 2014: Fostering Data Driven Dialogue in Public Policy
    Author(s):
    Andrea Whitsett
    Dan Hunting
    Sapna Gupta
    Published: Wednesday, November 20, 2013

    This year, Arizona Directions assesses the health of both ends of the P-20 spectrum: early childcare and education and the high school /postsecondary-to-industry nexus. Both are viewed through the lens of Arizona’s current competitive position and its trajectory through the broader economic landscape. How well does Arizona regulate, promote and ensure equitable access to quality early childcare and to programs that help children enter Kindergarten ready to learn?

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    Indicator Insight Volume: 4 Issue: 3
    Economy – Property Income
    Author(s):
    Tom Rex
    Published: Thursday, August 15, 2013

    Per capita earnings in Arizona has been lower than the national average for decades. The 2011 differential of 19 percent is the largest on record; the typical differential has been between 10 and 15 percent. Thus, for residents who have spent some or all of their working life in the state, the state’s historically low per capita earnings help to explain the state’s below-average per capita property income.

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    Indicator Insight Volume: 4 Issue: 2
    Economy – Retail Sales and Revenue Collected from the Sales Tax
    Author(s):
    Tom Rex
    Published: Wednesday, May 1, 2013

    The transaction privilege tax (TPT), often referred to as the sales tax, is a major source of revenue for state and local governments in Arizona. The TPT is applied to numerous categories, such as contracting and utilities. The analysis in this paper is limited to the retail category, which accounts for half of the TPT collected by state government, and the restaurant and bar category, which contributes one-tenth of the TPT revenue.

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    Special Report
    Resisting Violence and Raising Grades: Creating Safe and Supportive Schools in Arizona
    Author(s):
    Erica McFadden, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University
    Madelaine Adelman, Justice and Social Inquiry, Arizona State University
    Published: Tuesday, April 2, 2013

    Bullying and violence in K-12 schools have been in the policy spotlight in Arizona for almost a decade. However, current indicators and recent traumatic events show that a range of anti-social behaviors on school campuses remain a major threat to student well-being and learning.

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    Special Report
    English Language Learners: What’s at Stake for Arizona
    Author(s):
    Oscar Jiménez-Castellanos
    Mary Carol Combs
    David Martínez
    Laura Gómez
    Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2013

    Last year marked the 20th anniversary of Flores v. Arizona, the original lawsuit regarding English learners in Arizona, but the task of providing efficient and effective English Language Learner (ELL) programs in Arizona remains unresolved. At stake overall, educators, business leaders and economic experts agree, is no less than the state’s future economic, health, social and education standing. Policies that affect ELL students impact all Arizonans. This brief examines the legal history, changing funding formulas and ELL student achievement.