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On the Rise: The Role of Career and Technical Education in Arizona's Future Reports and Publications April 2013 Sapna Gupta This report examines the potential of Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Arizona in terms of providing employers certified skills need to compete regionally, nationally and internationally and students avenues for higher education, quality of life and job satisfaction.
Resisting Violence & Raising Grades: Creating Safe and Supportive Schools in Arizona Reports and Publications April 2013 Erica McFadden, Madelaine Adelman
Sustaining Phoenix - Valley of the Sun: Beyond Desert Survival Reports and Publications April 2013 Grady Gammage, Jr This report examines the sustainability of Phoenix, a desert city that some critics say is at risk due to extreme climate, water supply, growth demands and politics.
Citizenship or Something Less? The Economic Implications for Arizona Citizenship or Something Less? The Economic Implications for Arizona Reports and Publications April 2013 Mike Slaven This Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy report looks at the economic impact individually and collectively concerning the option of permanent residency vs. U.S. citizenship, as part of the nation's immigration reform proposal.
ELL: What's at Stake for Arizona? Reports and Publications March 2013 Oscar Jiménez-Castellanos, Ph.D., Arizona State University Mary Carol Combs, Ph.D., The University of Arizona David Martínez, Arizona State University Laura Gómez, Arizona State University
Arizona Youth 'Dropped' and Disconnected? Erica McFadden March 1, 2013 Many Arizonans have expressed alarm at the seemingly unceasing stream of critical reports about our state’s public education system. Funding levels, class size, test performance — no matter what is measured, it seems, Arizona ranks poorly if not near the bottom.
Poor by Choice: The Power of Leadership Presentations February 2013 Steven G. Seleznow "Poor by Choice: The Power of Leadership" was the title and focus of a presentation by Arizona Community Foundation President & CEO Steven G. Seleznow, who addressed The Arizona Leadership Forum in Phoenix on Feb. 8.
The State of Security in the US-Mexico Border Region Reports and Publications February 2013 Eric L. Olson, Erik Lee This working paper lays out the principal challenges facing U.S.-Mexico land ports of entry, which function both to facilitate commerce between the two nations but also provides security. Co-author is Erik Lee, associate director of the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) at Arizona State University.
Good Data, Bad Data, No Data: A Critical Challenge Facing Arizona's Public Schools Reports and Publications January 2013 Bill Hart
If You Build It, They Will Come: Present and Future Housing Options for Arizonans with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Reports and Publications December 2012 Morrison Institute

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Erica McFaddenMarch 1, 2013

Erica McFadden
March 1, 2013