Author: Emily Richardson
Guest Blog: Why Four Years of Math Matters
Kimberly Rimbey, Ph.D., President, Arizona Mathematics Leaders Suzi Mast, President-Elect, Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics We’ve heard it said that we study poetry in school because we want to develop a love and command of language, not because everyone will someday be a poet...
Arizona’s High School Graduation Requirements: Spotlight on Math
Arizona’s high school graduation requirements set the bar for what courses students need to take while they are in high school. But more importantly, they communicate to students what they need to be successful in their postsecondary education and careers after high school...
What’s Next for the Aggregate Expenditure Limit?
On Feb. 21, the Arizona legislature addressed the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL), a formula-based school spending cap set by voters in 1980. The resolution passed by the legislature allows schools to exceed the AEL during this school year by a specific amount...
Preschool Matters
Expanding Access to Preschool is the Game Changer Arizona Needs By: Erin Hart, Senior Vice President and Chief of Policy and Community Impact Benjamin Franklin is purported to have said that “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” That applies in spades to early childhood educational experiences, when children are building key skills that […]
Aggregate Expenditure Limit Frequently Asked Questions
There are a lot of questions about the Aggregate Expenditure Limit, the spending cap that is jeopardizing $1.1B in existing funding for K-12 district public schools. If you’re looking to gain a basic understanding of what the AEL is, start with this blog...
Education Forward Arizona’s 2022 Advocacy Priorities
Education Forward Arizona believes that there’s no better way to improve the lives of individuals and strengthen our economy than increasing educational attainment. When individuals earn a degree or credential, they improve their earning potential and are less likely to be unemployed...
Student Success Story: Meet Guillermo Gamez Cordova
As a first-generation college student, Guillermo Gamez Cordova’s journey to Arizona State University was not easy. He started his college career at Cochise College in his hometown of Douglas but decided to leave school to work because his family needed the extra income...
Donor Highlight: Thunderbirds Charities
Formed in 1986 to distribute monies raised through the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Thunderbirds Charities is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist children and families, help people in need and improve the quality of life in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area...
Spending Limit Puts more than $1.1B at risk for Arizona Schools
More than a billion dollars of existing school funding is in jeopardy if the legislature doesn’t allow school districts to spend it. How we got here In 1980, Arizona voters passed a measure that limits how much K-12 schools can spend in a school year, which was done when the state implemented its school funding […]
Morning Scoop: Experts Discuss Moving Education and Workforce Development Forward
In a conversation hosted by Education Forward Arizona in partnership with the Arizona Capitol Times, leaders from across the P-20 education continuum shared their thoughts about what it will take to move education forward and to create a strong economy and improve the quality of life for all Arizonans...