Blogs

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
Arizona Directions 2013 Reports and Publications November 2012 Andrea Whitsett, Sapna Gupta, Bill Hart
Arizona's Economic Development Landscape: Charting a Unified Course Reports and Publications November 2012 Ken Western
Arizona's Emerging Latino Vote Reports and Publications August 2012 Bill Hart, Eric Hedberg
AZ public schools jeopardized by diverting funds to private ones Erica McFadden May 31, 2013 A recent Merrill/Morrison Poll conducted with 488 Arizona adults found that 97 percent of voters view a top-quality public education as important to Arizona’s future, yet 74 percent said the state Legislature underfunds public education and seven in 10 oppose shifting funds from public schools to parochial, private and charter schools.