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New America Announces National Class of Fellows 2024
CFA Supports Two New Arizona Fellows
Arizona Progress Meter Update
Despite Progress, Arizona's Teacher Pay Lags Behind Other States
Virtual Internships Eliminate Barriers to Align Opportunity for Arizona Students with Workforce Needs
School Participatory Budgeting Empowers Future Generation of Arizonans
Arizona Progress Meter Update
America is Not as Divided as You Think
Center for the Future of Arizona Names Recipients of 2023 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards
Annual awards recognize the value of civic service through nonelected public servants
Center for the Future of Arizona's Sybil Francis
CFA Board of Directors Appoints Dr. Sybil Francis as Chair, President & CEO
CFA Staff Promotions Expand Impact for Arizona
Low Post-Secondary Enrollment Numbers Demonstrate Ongoing COVID-19 Impact on Educational Outcomes in Arizona; Resilience in University Enrollment
Arizona Infrastructure Progress Meter Update
Advancements in Internet Access for Arizonans; More Work to be Done
Meet CFA’s Statewide Arizona Pathways to Prosperity Team!
Dedicated support reaches all corners of Arizona
Most Admired Leaders: From nuclear weapons to founding a 'do tank,' Sybil Francis named Lifetime Achievement winner
If You Gave Elementary School Students $2K, How Would They Spend It?
AZ Central: Arizona voters were clear on their priorities. Yet lawmakers continue to ignore them
Most Arizona voters say education, water, housing affordability and homelessness are priorities. Why isn't the Legislature listening?
Arizona’s Mental Health Crisis Remains a Challenge
Arizona Capitol Times: Voters Agree Sustainability is Key to Our Future
How Standards-Based Grading Is Empowering Arizona Students to Own Their Education
Kuhlmann & Taylor: Inside a 3-year experiment to rethink grading and student achievement through the lens of personalized & competency-based learning.
Center for the Future of Arizona Introduces 2023 Southern Arizona Workforce Leadership Academy Fellows
Local leaders selected for the program in partnership with Pima Community College and Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Center for the Future of Arizona Seeks Nominations for the 2023 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards
This Arizona Gives Day, Invest in Creating a Stronger and Brighter Future for Our State
Tucson Students Inform Community Action
Participatory budgeting success in schools is trickling up to the municipal level
Updates to Arizona Jobs Progress Meter Show Continued Improvement in State’s Employment Situation; New Tools Make Data More Accessible
Changing What Learning Looks Like: Santa Cruz Unified School District Demonstrates the Possibilities and Positive Impact of Student-Centered Approaches
Updates to Arizona Young Talent Progress Meter Show New Insights
Arizona Capitol Times: Arizona’s Elected Officials: Don’t Lose Sight of Voter Priorities
Center for the Future of Arizona Selected to Participate in the Advancing Racial Equity Community of Practice initiative, Led by The Bridgespan Group and Supported by the Walmart Foundation
Arizona Education Progress Meter Updated with 2022 Data
New Data Show Several Indicators Flat, With a Slight Decline in HS Graduation Rate and Modest Improvement in Third-Grade Reading and Post-Secondary Attainment
Center for the Future of Arizona to Launch Southern Arizona Workforce Leadership Academy in Collaboration with Pima Community College & The Aspen Institute
AZ Central: Arizona now has a recipe for gridlock. Here's how elected leaders can avoid it
Opinion: Arizona could grind to a halt if a Democratic governor and Republican Legislature refuse to work together. Here's how they can avoid gridlock.
AZ Central: Why our poll accurately predicted Arizona election results when others failed
Opinion: Polls on the November election added once again to the perception that they cannot be trusted. But maybe they’re asking the wrong questions.
Here are the 2022 Phoenix Business Journal Best Places to Work finalists
Arizona Daily Star: Arizona candidates need to heed voters’ voices
KTAR The Think Tank: Sybil Francis joins Mike O'Neil to discuss the results of the Arizona Voters' Agenda survey
KTAR The Mike Broomhead Show: Sybil Francis shares survey findings about what likely voters want candidates to discuss in the midterm election.
Arizona Horizon: The Center and HighGround conducts Arizona Voters' Agenda Survey
AZ Central: Voters want candidates who are willing to compromise and to answer these 3 questions
Opinion: Not election integrity. Most voters believe our elections are fair and secure. Rather, they want candidates to talk about these important issues.
KTAR Arizona’s Morning News: Sybil Francis shares data on the Arizona Voters’ Agenda survey findings about how likely voters feel about the election.
Arizona Capitol Times: Most Arizona voters say elections are fair and secure
Tucson Metro Chamber and Center for the Future of Arizona Collaborate to Launch Workforce Initiative at Sunnyside Unified School District’s Middle Schools
New poll clarifies issues Arizonans care about ahead of the mid-terms
Arizona Voters’ Agenda: Voters Want the State to Do More to Address the Housing Affordability Crisis and Put an End to Landlord Discrimination
Big Question for Candidates: “How do you propose to ensure all residents have access to housing that is safe and affordable?”
Arizona Voters Concerned About Long-Term Water Supplies; Support Investments to Address Environmental Issues
Big Question for Candidates: “How should Arizona invest in securing our water future, cleaner air, energy improvement in rural areas, protecting our electric grid, and managing our forests?”
Why voters aren’t as polarized as they seem
Arizona voters say they’re flustered with the narrative of the state being polarized and divided. Recent polls show voters want candidates who are willing to compromise
Arizona Voters’ Agenda: A Vast Majority Supports Ongoing Investments in Critical Infrastructure
Big Question for Candidates: “Do you believe Arizona should prioritize cutting taxes or continue investing in critical infrastructure to keep up with growth, and why?”
New Arizona Voters’ Agenda Survey Reveals Majority Believes Elections Are Fair, Secure, Accurate
Latest statewide survey of likely voters provides insights into the Arizona election and expands data-driven guide to the issues voters across party lines care about most
Arizona Capitol Times: Is it time to retire the campaign pivot?
The primaries have passed and now candidates in Arizona are reshaping or pivoting their positions to try to appeal to voters in the general election. But most voters in the state want to hear candidates talk about plans and solutions to problems, not discussing politics and ideology.
New America Announces National Class of Fellows 2023
CFA Supporting Three New Arizona Fellows at the Prestigious Program
The Think Tank Host Mike O'Neil discuses the Arizona Voter's Agenda with Sybil Francis and Paul Bentz
What matters to Arizona voters might surprise you
Avoiding Election Pitfalls By Focusing on What the Majority of Arizona Voters Care About
What didn’t make the Arizona Voters’ Agenda provides insight into what to focus on instead
Innovating Arizona’s Education Model to Meet the Needs of Individual Students
Recent legislation has supported efforts to advance student-centered learning in Arizona
Center for the Future of Arizona Names 2022 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Award Recipients
Annual awards honor outstanding non-elected public servants in Navajo County, Avondale, Tucson, and Phoenix.
Arizona Daily Star: 6 things for Arizona voters to keep in mind
Arizona Republic: Thinking about sitting out the election? Ask this first
Thinking about sitting out the primary election? Ask these 6 questions first
Arizona Republic: 'We do have things in common': New poll shows what Arizona voters agree on
Arizona Voters’ Agenda: Voters Want Functioning Border for Commerce and Immigration; Building a Wall Not a Priority
Big Question for Candidates: “How do you define a functioning border for commerce, and what is your vision for immigration reform?”
KJZZ The Show: Sybil Francis' interview with Steve Goldstein on Arizona Voters’ Agenda
Arizona Voters’ Agenda: Voters Want Accessible and Secure Voting - Do Not Want to Eliminate Vote by Mail
Big Question for Candidates: “What should Arizona do to keep our elections secure while preventing barriers to participation?”
Arizona Voters’ Agenda: Voters Want to Protect Environment, Addressing Forest Fires and Air Quality Among Priorities
Big Question for Candidates: “What sustainable practices should continue and be implemented to protect Arizona’s air, land, and water and foster a high quality of life for all?”
Arizona Voters’ Agenda: Voters Care Deeply About Water and Arizona’s Long-term Drought
Big Question for Candidates: “What should Arizona do to protect our water future and secure our long-term water supplies?”
Arizona Horizon: What do voters want?
Arizona Voters’ Agenda: Voters Believe Tax Burden is Low and Prefer Investing Surplus in Critical Infrastructure Over Cutting Taxes
Big Question for Candidates: “What do you think the state should do with the growing surplus?”
Arizona Voters’ Agenda: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Increased Education Funding & Training Beyond High School
Big Question for Candidates: “What is your plan to ensure that Arizona students have quality teachers and principals?”
Survey shows election campaigns don’t address issues voters care about
Arizona Voters’ Agenda Reveals What Majority Cares About, Asks Big Questions of Candidates
Statewide survey of likely voters to drive discussion of important 2022 midterm election issues that have strong agreement across party lines and age demographics
AZ Central: Candidates have no clue what Arizona voters want, new survey says
Opinion: Much of what we hear in soundbites is not a priority for most Arizona voters, according to a new survey. That should be a red flag for candidates.
Arizona Capitol Times: What Arizonans want in our election system
Arizona Department of Education is Using American Rescue Plan Funds to Help School Communities in Need
Supporter Spotlight: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
An Arizona Champion, SRPMIC has consistently invested in CFA’s Beat the Odds School Leadership Academy for 16+ years totaling over $1 million in support
AZ Central: Collaboration can fix Arizona's school funding gap
Opinion: A wide majority of Arizonans want the same things for schools, so why do we never get them? There's a simple reason for that.
CFA To Bring High Impact Civic Education Initiative to Students Statewide Thanks to Support from The Steele Foundation
Actions Advancing The Arizona We Want
Supporting Arizona’s Future
Every gift to CFA is an investment in the long-term success of our state
Arizona Capitol Times - Wanted: Candidates who will listen to what matters most to all voters
Strengthening Arizona’s Workforce to Build The Arizona We Want
Join our executive leadership training program this spring!
Beat the Odds School Leadership Academy
Arizona Horizon: Two organizations update education metrics from the effects of the pandemic
KJZZ: The pandemic has worsened an already weak Arizona education system, report finds
Arizona Daily Star: How to turn election coverage into a hot, nutritious meal
Updated AZ Education Progress Meter Data Show P-20 Pandemic Impact
azcentral: How do we get Arizona's governor candidates to talk about issues that matter?
The Future of Childcare in Arizona
Morning Scoop with Arizona Capitol Times
Increasing civic engagement through School Participatory Budgeting
New program aims to put K-12 students on career path
Catch the Replay: CFA Morning Scoop with Arizona Capitol Times Civic Engagement and Elections
Arizona Daily Sun
Coconino Voices: Yes, indeed, climate change hits close to home
State of Black Arizona releases Volume V report urging Arizona leaders to improve equitable outcomes for the African-American community
Center for the Future of Arizona and Arizona Business Education Coalition Join Forces to Support Innovative Career Exploration Platform
Arizona Department of Education’s My Future AZ will utilize Pipeline AZ platform and prepare Arizona students for careers in Arizona’s evolving economy
The Education We Want for the Future of Arizona with Amanda Burke
Innovative civics program to be honored with President's Medal for Social Embeddednes
School Participatory Budgeting empowers thousands of students to practice democracy
Arizona Capitol Times: Clean energy means more jobs, not fewer
Morning Scoop: Does Arizona Have a Sustainable Future?
Where Have The Workers Gone?
Valley companies pivot, offer more benefits to attract employees amid continued labor shortages
Asking the Right Questions: What Texas and Arizona Can Tell Us About the Country
Statement from Dr. Sybil Francis, CFA President & CEO
Governor Ducey’s $2 Million Investment for Arizona Personalized Learning Network
KJZZ 91.5:
Pandemic Spurs Arizona Workers To Seek Higher-Quality Jobs
azcentral: No one wants to work anymore? That's not true. They just want a quality job
Arizona Daily Star:
Arizonans, and Tucsonans, agree on what's needed for stronger, brighter future
Center for the Future of Arizona Names 2021 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Award Recipients
Morning Scoop: What's Next for Expanding Healthcare in Arizona?
Arizona Capitol Times: Where Arizonans agree, leaders should follow
Still waiting to get vaccinated? We won't shame you. But please hear this good news.
Arizona's Beat the Odds principal training program proves "leadership matters"
Phoenix Business Journal: Gallup Arizona Survey shows Arizonans agree on more than we think
Arizona Survey Finds Consensus in Politically Divided State
The Center for the Future of Arizona Introduces the Inaugural Greater Phoenix Workforce Leadership Academy Fellows
Local leaders selected for the program in partnership with the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Statement from Dr. Sybil Francis, CFA President & CEO
Governor Ducey’s $700,000 Investment for BTO Academy
Frontdoors Magazine
10 Questions with Sybil Francis, President & CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona
Tipping Point: An Agenda for Arizona's Future
Statement from Dr. Sybil Francis, CFA President & CEO
Today’s Signing of H.B. 2862 Into Law by Governor Ducey Advances Learner-Centered Education
azcentral: Arizonans want a better future, and (surprisingly?) we agree on how to get it
Survey finds education, immigration reform are priorities for Arizonans
ASU-sponsored poll also reveals agreement on expanding access to voting
Center for the Future of Arizona Releases Report with Results from the 2020 Gallup Arizona Survey
Arizonans Agree on Seven Shared Public Values and Support 42 Actions to Drive the State Forward
How divided are Arizonans on major issues? Not very, new survey finds
'The Arizona We Want' Survey Shows Pandemic's Impact On Arizonans' Aspirations
Arizona Daily Star: Give students a piece of school's budget & they learn to be civic leaders
Bill gives schools flexibility in meeting needs of each student
A for Arizona and the Center for the Future of Arizona Release "The Future of Schooling Starts Now" Policy Brief
Hear from MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award Winner and New Arizona Fellow Lauren Redniss
Center for the Future of Arizona Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
Arizona Education Progress Meter Data Updates Announced
Improved data processes offer clearer picture of education in our state; shows much work still to be done to reach long-term goals
CFA Launches Partnership with Arizona Center for Civic Leadership to Strengthen Civic Life in Arizona
Arizona Capitol Times:
What Arizonans want in our election system
Center for the Future of Arizona to Launch Workforce Leadership Academy in Collaboration with the Aspen Institute
It's time to change the conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine
GALLUP: Value of Medical Messengers Seen in Arizona Poll on Vaccines
Statement from Dr. Sybil Francis, CFA President & CEO, on Governor Ducey's FY2022 Budget Proposal
School Leadership is Critical to Arizona’s Future Success
Arizona Capitol Times:
Investment in civics education builds strong communities
azcentral:
Great principals don't just happen. Here's how Arizona is growing them
STORY OF IMPACT: School Participatory Budgeting
CFA pilot program at Carson Jr. High School is a model for inclusive student engagement
STORY OF IMPACT: Beat The Odds School Leadership Academy
Casa Grande Elementary School District taking strategic steps to help students achieve at the highest levels
KJZZ 91.5:
What do younger Arizonans want and need to make this state their home?
Arizona Daily Star:
Great Schools Need Great Leaders
azcentral:
Students are learning less amid the pandemic, but schools aren't just wringing their hands
New collaboration seeks to transform the way teaching and learning is done in Arizona schools
Center for the Future of Arizona launches new Young Talent Progress Meter to measure how Arizona is doing on the issues that matter most to young people
Center for the Future of Arizona names Peter Boyle to lead the statewide expansion of its Beat The Odds School Leadership Academy
CEO Update: Summer 2020
Arizona Daily Star:
Broadband internet access should be considered a utility service
Arizona Capitol Times:
COVID-19 exposed Arizona’s digital divide
azcentral:
Retail workers are essential. Here's how Arizona can make this work more attractive
Governor Ducey Invests $700,000 in Beat The Odds School Leadership Academy to Support School Leaders in Arizona
Phoenix Business Journal:
Thousands of new data points to help direct Arizona's future on jobs, economy and more
Center for the Future of Arizona adds new data, tools and resources to the Arizona Progress Meters portfolio
Our future:
The Arizona We Want
Broadening the Path:
Design Principles for Middle Grades CTE
Center for the Future of Arizona Launches AZRetailCareers.com
azcentral:
How will life change after COVID-19? Believe it or not, some things could get better
Arizona Horizon:
Participatory Budgeting in Schools Growing to 40K Students
Arizona Capitol Times Morning Scoop: Broadband Expansion in AZ
KJZZ 91.5:
Sybil Francis: Beat The Odds Leadership Academy Offers Intensive Training For Arizona School Principals
Arizona Horizon:
Beat The Odds Leadership Academy
Statement from Dr. Sybil Francis, CFA President & CEO, on Governor Ducey’s FY21 Executive Budget Proposal
Sybil Francis Opinion: Building a Bright Future Together: Pinal County & The Arizona We Want
KJZZ 91.5:
CFA's Young Talent Advisers speak about "Keeping Young Professionals in Arizona"
Center for the Future of Arizona Announces Expanded Leadership Team
Beat The Odds School Leadership Academy Prepares Pinal County School Leaders for Sustained Success
Center for the Future of Arizona brings leaders together to address issues around Attraction, Retention and Development of Arizona’s Talented Young People
azcentral:
Arizona's air quality is getting worse and making people sick. Here's how we solve it
Possible Futures in Action
Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant Announcement
Participatory Budgeting in Arizona: Reaching More Schools, More Students in fourth Year
NRF Foundation’s RISE Up Program Accepted by Arizona Department of Education for Use in High Schools and Career Training Centers
Center for the Future of Arizona Names 2019 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Award Recipients
azcentral:
Too many millennial college grads are leaving Arizona. How do we keep them?
Empowering school leaders:
CFA provides executive leadership training for northern Arizona principals
azcentral:
If we knew this about water and broadband, would we make different choices?