Leadership Team Bios
Dr. Lattie Coor, Chairman and CEO
Dr. Sybil Francis, Executive Director
Dr. Marjorie Kaplan, Beat the Odds Institute Director
Dr. Benah Parker, Director of Education Policy and Research
Staff Director of Pathways to Postsecondary Initiative
Speeches and Statements
Aligning Arizona Student Performance Standards with National and Global Standards
Executive Director Dr. Sybil Francis Testifies in Support of HB 2787, the Teacher and Classroom Data (Teacher ID) Bill (Statement to Arizona House of Representatives) (PDF)
Do We Have the Courage to Tackle the New Global Agenda?
Early Graduation Scholarship Program Deserves Support
Ideas at Work Video
In this 15-minute video hosted by Hugh Downs, the Center for the Future of Arizona examines how schools can use Beat the Odds as a framework to improve student achievement.