News Stories
Navajo County Teens Empowered Through CFA’s Virtual Internship Program to Create Youth-Driven Mental Health Solution
High-Quality Virtual Internships Engage Rural Youth and Catalyze Long-Term Leadership Opportunities
Posted on February 26, 2025 • Category: Story
2024 in Review: Empowering a Competitive Workforce for Arizona
Posted on January 23, 2025 • Category: Story
2024 In Review: Bridging Gaps Through Collaboration - Expanding Career Pathways and Building Arizona's Healthcare Workforce
Posted on January 23, 2025 • Category: Story
2024 in Review: Strengthening Arizona’s Civic Health
Posted on January 23, 2025 • Category: Story
Providing Value to Arizonans: The Thomas R. Brown Family Private Foundation Invests in Opportunities
Posted on December 17, 2024 • Category: Story
Arizona Horizon: Arizona Shared Public Values - Health & Wellbeing
Posted on October 15, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS
Arizona Horizon: Arizona Shared Public Values - Fair, Just, And Equitable Systems
Posted on October 09, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS
Arizona Horizon: Arizona Shared Public Values - Civic Engagement and Leadership
Posted on September 24, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS
Arizona Horizon: Arizona Shared Public Values - Immigration Reform
Posted on September 09, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS
Arizona Horizon: Arizona Shared Public Values - Environment and Sustainable Future
Posted on August 21, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS
Arizona’s Record-Breaking Summer and the Urgent Call for Action
Posted on August 19, 2024 • Category: Story
Arizona Horizon: Arizona Shared Public Values - Education
Posted on August 14, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS
Arizona Horizon: Arizona Shared Public Values - Jobs and Economic Opportunity
Posted on July 30, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS
Arizona Horizon:
Where do Arizona voters stand on key issues?
Posted on June 10, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS
Survey: Many Arizona voters think candidates are out of touch on most important issues
Posted on May 29, 2024 • Category: Story
By Mark Brodie – Host, KJZZ - The Show
How 2023 Paved the Way for Another Year of Innovation in Arizona
Posted on January 18, 2024 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
KJZZ 91.5: Polls show Arizonans agree on most big issues. The politicians who represent them don't
Posted on January 16, 2024 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
By Lauren Gilger – Host, KJZZ 91.5
250+ U.S. Educators, Leaders Gather in Arizona to Accelerate Adoption of Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
Posted on January 12, 2024 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
Arizona students are helping to decide school budgets. In the process, they are learning about democracy
Posted on December 17, 2023 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
By Madeleine Parrish – K-12 Education Reporter, Arizona Republic
Bridging Gaps Between Education and Employment
CFA hosts first Healthcare Workforce Summit & Apprenticeship Accelerator in Yuma
Posted on December 12, 2023 • Category: Story
Arizona Horizon:
Celebrating 20 years of Center for the Future of Arizona
Posted on October 31, 2023 • Category: Story
Center for the Future of Arizona's Sybil Francis
Posted on June 26, 2023 • Category: Story
By Steve Goldstein – Host, AZ Politicast
Phoenix Business Journal: Most Admired Leaders, Sybil Francis Named Lifetime Achievement Winner
Posted on May 12, 2023 • Categories: Story, Awards and Features
By Angela Gonzales – Senior Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal
If You Gave Elementary School Students $2K, How Would They Spend It?
Posted on April 28, 2023 • Category: Story
By Denisa R. Superville – Assistant Editor, Education Week
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.
Posted on April 18, 2023 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
By Jillian Kuhlmann & Shelby Taylor – KnowledgeWorks
Tucson Students Inform Community Action
Participatory budgeting success in schools is trickling up to the municipal level
Posted on March 17, 2023 • Categories: Story, Impact Stories, The Arizona We Want in Action
Phoenix Business Journal: CFA Named 2022 Best Places to Work Finalist
Posted on November 02, 2022 • Categories: Story, Awards and Features
By Greg Barr – Editor in Chief, Phoenix Business Journal
KTAR The Think Tank: Sybil Francis joins Mike O'Neil to discuss the results of the Arizona Voters' Agenda survey
Posted on October 22, 2022 • Category: Story
By Mike O'Neil – The Think Tank - KTAR 92.3 FM
KTAR Arizona’s Morning News: Sybil Francis shares data on the Arizona Voters’ Agenda survey findings about how likely voters feel about the election.
Posted on October 07, 2022 • Category: Story
By Arizona’s Morning News with Jim and Jayme – KTAR News 92.3 FM
Arizona Capitol Times: Most Arizona voters say elections are fair and secure
Posted on October 07, 2022 • Category: Story
By Kiera Riley – Arizona Capitol Times
New poll clarifies issues Arizonans care about ahead of the mid-terms
Posted on October 04, 2022 • Category: Story
By Sasha Hupka – Arizona Republic - USA TODAY NETWORK
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
Posted on September 28, 2022 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
By D. Hunter Schwarz – Deseret News
The Think Tank Host Mike O'Neil discuses the Arizona Voter's Agenda with Sybil Francis and Paul Bentz
Posted on August 27, 2022 • Category: Story
By Mike O'Neil – Host of The Think Tank, KTAR News 92.3FM
What matters to Arizona voters might surprise you
Posted on August 07, 2022 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
By Brahm Resnik – Sunday Square Off - 12 News
Innovating Arizona’s Education Model to Meet the Needs of Individual Students
Recent legislation has supported efforts to advance student-centered learning in Arizona
Posted on July 27, 2022 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
KJZZ The Show: Sybil Francis' interview with Steve Goldstein on Arizona Voters’ Agenda
Posted on June 25, 2022 • Category: Story
By Steve Goldstein – Host of The Show, KJZZ 91.5
Arizona Horizon: What do voters want?
Posted on June 20, 2022 • Category: Story
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
Posted on April 28, 2022 • Categories: The Arizona We Want in Action, Story
By Marketing and Communications – Center for the Future of Arizona
CFA To Bring High Impact Civic Education Initiative to Students Statewide Thanks to Support from The Steele Foundation
Posted on March 22, 2022 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
By Heather Thornton – Director, Strategic Marketing + Communications, Center for the Future of Arizona
Actions Advancing The Arizona We Want
Posted on March 21, 2022 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
By Jacey West – Marketing and Communicaitons Coordinator, Center for the Future of Arizona
Strengthening Arizona’s Workforce to Build The Arizona We Want
Posted on February 24, 2022 • Categories: Story, The Arizona We Want in Action
By Jacey West – Center for the Future of Arizona
The Education We Want for the Future of Arizona with Amanda Burke
Posted on October 05, 2021 • Category: Story
By Ronald Beghetto – Host, Learning Futures
ASU News: Innovative Civics Program to be Honored with President's Medal for Social Embeddednes
Posted on September 29, 2021 • Categories: Story, Awards and Features
By ASU News
Morning Scoop: Does Arizona Have a Sustainable Future?
Posted on September 23, 2021 • Category: Story
By Morning Scoop – Arizona Capital Times
KJZZ 91.5:
Pandemic Spurs Arizona Workers To Seek Higher-Quality Jobs
Posted on August 09, 2021 • Category: Story
By Steve Goldstein – Host of The Show, 91.5 KJZZ
Morning Scoop: What's Next for Expanding Healthcare in Arizona?
Posted on June 10, 2021 • Category: Story
By Morning Scoop – Arizona Capital Times
Still waiting to get vaccinated? We won't shame you. But please hear this good news.
Posted on May 20, 2021 • Category: Story
By Editorial Board – Arizona Republic
Arizona's Beat the Odds principal training program proves "leadership matters"
Posted on May 18, 2021 • Category: Story
By Victoria Harker – Author, Chamber Business News
Arizona Survey Finds Consensus in Politically Divided State
Posted on May 11, 2021 • Category: Story
By Steve Crabtree – Senior Editor and Research Analyst, Gallup
Frontdoors Magazine
10 Questions with Sybil Francis, President & CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona
Posted on April 29, 2021 • Category: Story
By Frontdoors Magazine
Survey finds education, immigration reform are priorities for Arizonans
ASU-sponsored poll also reveals agreement on expanding access to voting
Posted on April 22, 2021 • Category: Story
By Mary Beth Faller – Reporter, ASU News
'The Arizona We Want' Survey Shows Pandemic's Impact On Arizonans' Aspirations
Posted on April 21, 2021 • Category: Story
By Steve Goldstein – Host of The Show, KJZZ 91.5
Bill gives schools flexibility in meeting needs of each student
Posted on March 29, 2021 • Category: Story
By Greta Forslund – Arizona Capitol Times
GALLUP: Value of Medical Messengers Seen in Arizona Poll on Vaccines
Posted on January 15, 2021 • Category: Story
By Steve Crabtree and RJ Reinhart – GALLUP
School Leadership is Critical to Arizona’s Future Success
Posted on December 21, 2020 • Category: Story
STORY OF IMPACT: School Participatory Budgeting
CFA pilot program at Carson Jr. High School is a model for inclusive student engagement
Posted on November 25, 2020 • Category: Story
KJZZ 91.5:
What do younger Arizonans want and need to make this state their home?
Posted on November 11, 2020 • Category: Story
By Mark Brodie
New collaboration seeks to transform the way teaching and learning is done in Arizona schools
Posted on October 15, 2020 • Category: Story
Phoenix Business Journal:
Thousands of new data points to help direct Arizona's future on jobs, economy and more
Posted on June 12, 2020 • Category: Story
By Angela Gonzales – Senior Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal
Broadening the Path:
Design Principles for Middle Grades CTE
Posted on May 31, 2020 • Category: Story
Arizona Horizon:
Participatory Budgeting in Schools Growing to 40K Students
Posted on March 23, 2020 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Arizona Horizon
Arizona Capitol Times Morning Scoop: Broadband Expansion in AZ
Posted on February 21, 2020 • Category: Story
KJZZ 91.5:
Sybil Francis: Beat The Odds Leadership Academy Offers Intensive Training For Arizona School Principals
Posted on February 11, 2020 • Category: Story
Arizona Horizon:
Beat The Odds Leadership Academy
Posted on February 06, 2020 • Category: Story
KJZZ 91.5:
CFA's Young Talent Advisers speak about "Keeping Young Professionals in Arizona"
Posted on December 18, 2019 • Category: Story
Beat The Odds School Leadership Academy Prepares Pinal County School Leaders for Sustained Success
Posted on November 11, 2019 • Category: Story
Possible Futures in Action
Posted on October 17, 2019 • Category: Story
Participatory Budgeting in Arizona: Reaching More Schools, More Students in fourth Year
Posted on October 04, 2019 • Category: Story
NRF Foundation’s RISE Up Program Accepted by Arizona Department of Education for Use in High Schools and Career Training Centers
Posted on September 25, 2019 • Category: Story
Empowering school leaders:
CFA provides executive leadership training for northern Arizona principals
Posted on May 31, 2019 • Category: Story
Dream Big Arizona Event Recap
Posted on March 02, 2019 • Category: Story
A House Called Tomorrow
Posted on February 28, 2019 • Category: Story
Peter Boyle Receives Amazing Educator Award from the Children’s Action Alliance
Posted on November 02, 2018 • Categories: Story, Awards and Features
Teacher Retention in Lake Havasu Unified School District Through DemocraSeed
Posted on October 31, 2018 • Category: Story
Move On When Ready Training
Posted on September 06, 2018 • Category: Story