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    Indicator Insight Volume: 5 Issue: 3
    Economy – Arizona Continues to Slip Relative to the Nation on Educational Attainment
    Author(s):
    Tom Rex
    Published: Friday, May 8, 2015

    Workforce quality and availability has become the most important location factor determining a region’s economic competitiveness/business climate. The relative significance of the workforce has increased over time as the U.S. economy transitions from the 20th century’s manufacturing-dominated economy to an economy driven more by technology and innovation. Educational attainment is a key measure of workforce quality.

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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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    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.

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    Special Report
    Arizona’s Economic Development Landscape: Charting a Unified Course
    Author(s):
    Ken Western
    Published: Friday, November 30, 2012

    Arizona faces some big challenges if it is to compete regionally, nationally and globally for the cutting-edge jobs that will help determine our economic future. As hard as state and community leaders are working, the report suggests that Arizona needs even more participation in economic development leadership, more collaboration among economic development groups and a greater sense of urgency. This report identifies a number of important issues that are key to advancing economic development in Arizona.