Christine Thompson, president and CEO of Expect More Arizona, wrote a commentary for The Seventy Four organization, a nonpartisan news site focused on education, in which she describes the on-going education challenges "in a state that ranks near the bottom in teacher pay, with thousands of vacant teaching positions, dwindling enrollment in teacher training programs...

Arizona Education News reported that in a series of meetings, Career and Technical Education administrators grappled with how to grade the state’s CTE programs. Disagreement prompted legislation to require each campus providing CTE be given its own letter grade, but more debate and lobbying ensued, resulting in a strike-everything amendment that never made it out of committee.

FOX News reported that in Arizona’s highly contested Senate race, it could all come down to independent voters to decide who will be the next senator.

“Independent voters may have a very large say on who serves in Arizona for the U.S. Senate in the next race,” said Joseph Garcia, director of communications and community impact at ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy.

An editorial in Arizona State University's State Press noted that social media influencers such as celebrities and brands have taken the lead in increasing civic engagement for their audience of young people, and that is exactly what they should be doing. The integration of politics can be a valuable tactic that is reflective of both our shifting values as a society and the societal standards that are being upheld.

Arizona Republic columnist Linda Valdez wrote that recent census figures put Arizona second only to Florida as a destination for today's retirees, and it’s the great outdoors that Baby Boomer retirees crave, but we aren’t taking care of it.

Bullet points reveal a state that doesn't value its open spaces or understand the importance of outdoor recreation to Arizona's future growth.

Cronkite News reported that as civil discourse is missing in the world of politics, there's a call to focus more on the issues and less on the mudslinging.

ASU's State Press reported that with the general elections on Nov. 6 fast approaching, political organizations at ASU are seeking to bring millennials, a demographic that typically follows politics but rarely participates in elections, to the polls.

Cronkite News reported that an estimated 88,529 Arizonans rose out of the ranks of poverty last year, but that still left about 1 million – or one state resident in seven – living below the poverty level, new data show. The latest Census Bureau figures also show that Arizona’s poverty rate fell faster, but remained higher, than the national average last year.

Cronkite News reported that a recent study, "Arizona's Voter Crisis," authorized by Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy, says the state ranks 43rd in national voter turnout. How can that be when Arizona set a record for turnout in the August primary?

The Arizona Republic reported that in a poll conducted Sept. 4-6 by Phoenix-based company Data Orbital, about 49 percent of likely voters indicated they would vote for Republican Doug Ducey in the governor's race while about 41 percent indicated they would vote for Democratic challenger, David Garcia; just under 2 percent supported Libertarian candidate Barry Hess; and about 8 percent remained undecided.