Author: Emily Richardson
Arizona FAF$A Challenge and Ask Benji provide six students with money for college
Ask Benji—an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that provides 24/7 assistance to students completing the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA)—recently sponsored scholarships for students who graduated from one of the […]
FY23 Budget Overview
While we were pleased to see a bipartisan budget that includes much-needed investments in K-12 education and resources to support students from low-income families and students with disabilities, we were […]
Why attainment and the Achieve60AZ goal matter
How increasing education levels will benefit all Arizonans In Arizona, we have an important goal for educational attainment—the Achieve60AZ goal—that 60% of Arizona adults to attain a postsecondary degree or […]
More than 150 Education Forward Arizona Scholars and their families honored for graduating college
Graduates collectively received over $2.5M dollars in scholarships and support services To help expand college access and attainment across the state, we honored more than 150 Education Forward Arizona scholars […]
AdviseAZ receives more than $500k to continue supporting college attainment across Arizona
AmeriCorps recently announced that AdviseAZ will receive more than $500,000 to continue its college access work in Arizona. AdviseAZ is an AmeriCorps program that places current college students or recent […]
Arizona Voters Prioritize Education over Politics [Full Press Release]
Voters Share their Priorities for Education, Encourage Candidates & Policymakers to Address Key Education Issues ARIZONA –June 14, 2022 – Arizonans continue to prioritize education and want every school to […]
Arizona Voters Prioritize Education Over Politics
Voters Share their Priorities for Education, Encourage Candidates & Policymakers to Address Key Education Issues Arizonans continue to prioritize education and want every school to have great teachers and leaders, […]
College Knowing & Going’s 2021-2022 Student Ambassadors Graduate from High School
College Knowing & Going (CKG), which is focused on increasing the number of students who complete steps toward a postsecondary education, is celebrating its second cohort of student ambassadors completing […]
AdviseAZ helps more than 700 high school students during the 2021-22 academic year
AdviseAZ, an AmeriCorps program that places trained, near-peer college advisers in high schools and communities, just had 14 of their members successfully complete their first term of service on May […]
Solidify K12-Higher Ed Connections to Firm Up Students’ Next Steps
By: Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network There are few more poignant moments than when students cross the stage and receive their high school diplomas. At that moment, families, district […]