1. ABEC Annual Conference October 27, 2017
Steering into the Future Lattie F. Coor, Chairman and CEO Center for the Future of Arizona
ABEC Annual Conference
October 27, 2017

2. Personal Income Arizona
Less than High School $19,554
High School Graduate $27,120
Some College/AA Degree $32,971
Bachelor’s Degree $46,407
Graduate/Professional Degree $60,458

3. Civic Health Less than High School 27.0% High School Graduate 43.9%
Voting
Less than High School 27.0%
High School Graduate 43.9%
Some College/AA Degree 62.1%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 71.7%
Arizona Civic Health Index, 2012 presidential

4. Set a Goal

5. Current Attainment
42% of residents have completed a 2- or 4 year degree, or received a non-degree credential
U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, year PUMS Person File and the Arizona Board of Regents estimate of the Arizona adult population years of age with a certificate but no greater education award, 2016

6. Arizona Education Progress Meter
Preschool Enrollment 38
Percent of 3 and 4 year olds
are enrolled in preschool
Third Grade Reading 41
Percent of third graders
passed the AzMERIT English
language arts test by scoring
proficient or highly proficient
Eighth Grade Math 26
Percent of 8th grade students passed
math by scoring proficient or highly
proficient on the AzMERIT assessment
High School Graduation 79
Percent of Arizona high school students
graduate in 4 years
College Going 54
Percent Arizona high
school graduates attend a
postsecondary institution
Attainment 42
Percent of residents have completed a 2 or
4 year degree, or received a non-degree credential

7. 46.5%
of Arizona’s public high school graduates are eligible for admission to the state’s universities

8. A critical element in adapting the Arizona public education system to change: Adequate funding

9. A key to adequate funding: A substantial increase in the number of well-informed citizens willing to participate actively in the political process

10. 10% of Arizonans believe their
Vision 2025
10% of Arizonans believe their
elected officials represent
their interests

11. Voter Turnout in Primary Elections 2012-2016
Arizona % % %

13. Arizona’s rank in K-12 per pupil expenditures:
                1980  25th
                1990  26th
                1995  45th
                2000  49th
U.S. Census Bureau Public Education Finances Data,
U.S. Census Bureau Historical Data Index

14. Annual Loss of Revenue to the State Budget from Tax Cuts since 1993.*
          By 2001  $1.7 Billion
          By 2010  $2.9 Billion
By 2012  $3.1 Billion
By $4.0 Billion
*Adjusted for the state’s population growth, real per capita economic growth and inflation
Economist Tom Rex, Grand Canyon Institute

17. Individual and Corporate Income Tax Credits
Source: 110th Arizona Town Hall

19. Empowerment
Scholarship Accounts
(Vouchers)

20. Vision 2025