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Let’s build an Arizona that represents all of us

Posted on October 29, 2024 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, Ph.D. – Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Restoring balance in our elections starts with Proposition 140

Posted on October 28, 2024 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, Ph.D. – Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Voices: Arizonans are more united than you think - it's time our elections reflected that

Posted on October 27, 2024 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, Ph.D. – Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Business community can channel voters' voices to move Arizona forward

Posted on October 18, 2024 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, Ph.D. – Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Horizon: Arizona Shared Public Values - Health & Wellbeing

Posted on October 15, 2024 • Category: Story
By Ted Simons – Host, Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS

Confronting Cognitive Dissonance—Why Arizona Leaders Must Bridge the Disconnect Between Voter Priorities and Policy Outcomes

Posted on October 09, 2024 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, Ph.D. – Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

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

Strengthening Our Team to Amplify Impact

Posted on August 13, 2024 • Category: News Release

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

Bringing a Flowing Stream Back to Superior

Posted on March 20, 2024 • Category: The Arizona We Want in Action
By Steve Goldstein – Senior Fellow, Center for the Future of Arizona

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Posted on March 19, 2024 • Category: Progress Meter Updates

Communities Building a Sustainable Future: A Spotlight on Rainwater Harvesting

Posted on February 19, 2024 • Category: The Arizona We Want in Action
By Steve Goldstein – Senior Fellow, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Capitol Times: Engaging the broader electorate in 2024

Posted on February 02, 2024 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, Ph.D. – Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Daily Star: Elevating Tucson's voice in 2024 elections

Posted on January 31, 2024 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

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

AZ Central: How to keep the 2024 election focused on issues voters actually care about

Posted on December 28, 2023 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – Chair, President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

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

Arizona’s Jobs Progress Meter Shows Some Strengths and Weaknesses Remain Post-COVID-19

Posted on December 14, 2023 • Category: Progress Meter Updates

Center for the Future of Arizona Appoints Two New Board Members

Posted on December 13, 2023 • Category: News Release

Arizona Progress Meter Update: Civic Health

Posted on November 14, 2023 • Category: Progress Meter Updates

Statewide Consensus Fuels Drive for Arizona Leaders to Forge a Sustainable Future

Strategies and resources to leverage available funding and advance Arizonans’ priorities spotlighted at annual conference

Posted on November 09, 2023 • Category: The Arizona We Want in Action
By Steve Goldstein – Senior Fellow, Center for the Future of Arizona

Virtual Internships Eliminate Barriers to Align Opportunity for Arizona Students with Workforce Needs

Posted on August 22, 2023 • Category: Impact Stories
By Chloe Ranshaw – Manager, Marketing & Communications, Center for the Future of Arizona

School Participatory Budgeting Empowers Future Generation of Arizonans

Posted on August 09, 2023 • Category: The Arizona We Want In Action
By Steve Goldstein – Senior Fellow, Center for the Future of Arizona

Posted on July 25, 2023 • Category: Progress Meter Updates

America is Not as Divided as You Think

Posted on July 19, 2023
By Paul Johnson – Host, The Optimistic American

Center for the Future of Arizona's Sybil Francis

Posted on June 26, 2023 • Category: Story
By Steve Goldstein – Host, AZ Politicast

CFA Staff Promotions Expand Impact for Arizona

Posted on June 22, 2023 • Category: News Release

Most Admired Leaders: From nuclear weapons to founding a 'do tank,' Sybil Francis named Lifetime Achievement winner

Posted on May 12, 2023 • Category: Story
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

Arizona’s Mental Health Crisis Remains a Challenge

Posted on April 25, 2023 • Category: Progress Meter Updates

Arizona Capitol Times: Voters Agree Sustainability is Key to Our Future

Posted on April 21, 2023 • Categories: Op-Ed, The Arizona We Want in Action
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Posted on March 21, 2023 • Category: News Release

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

Updates to Arizona Young Talent Progress Meter Show New Insights

Posted on February 13, 2023 • Category: Progress Meter Updates

Arizona Capitol Times: Arizona’s Elected Officials: Don’t Lose Sight of Voter Priorities

Posted on January 27, 2023 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Here are the 2022 Phoenix Business Journal Best Places to Work finalists

Posted on November 02, 2022 • Category: Story
By Greg Barr – Editor in Chief, Phoenix Business Journal

Arizona Daily Star: Arizona candidates need to heed voters’ voices

Posted on October 25, 2022 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

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

Arizona Horizon: The Center and HighGround conducts Arizona Voters' Agenda Survey

Posted on October 10, 2022
By Ted Simons – Arizona Horizon

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

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

Arizona Daily Star: 6 things for Arizona voters to keep in mind

Posted on July 13, 2022 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Republic: Thinking about sitting out the election? Ask this first

Thinking about sitting out the primary election? Ask these 6 questions first

Posted on July 11, 2022 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona,

Arizona Republic: 'We do have things in common': New poll shows what Arizona voters agree on

Posted on July 08, 2022 • Category: News Release
By Sasha Hupka – Reach Reporter, Arizona Republic

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

Survey shows election campaigns don’t address issues voters care about

Posted on June 10, 2022
By Kyra Haas – Arizona Capitol Times

Arizona Capitol Times: What Arizonans want in our election system

Posted on June 03, 2022 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Department of Education is Using American Rescue Plan Funds to Help School Communities in Need

Posted on May 20, 2022 • Category: News Release
By David Gordon – AZ Government, Education

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

Supporting Arizona’s Future

Every gift to CFA is an investment in the long-term success of our state

Posted on March 15, 2022
By Larissa Durkin – Graduate Research Assistant, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Capitol Times - Wanted: Candidates who will listen to what matters most to all voters

Posted on February 25, 2022 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, 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

Join our executive leadership training program this spring!

Beat the Odds School Leadership Academy

Posted on February 02, 2022
By Jacey West – Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Daily Star: How to turn election coverage into a hot, nutritious meal

Posted on January 07, 2022 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Updated AZ Education Progress Meter Data Show P-20 Pandemic Impact

Posted on January 06, 2022 • Category: Progress Meter Updates
By Center for the Future of Arizona

azcentral: How do we get Arizona's governor candidates to talk about issues that matter?

Posted on December 27, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Increasing civic engagement through School Participatory Budgeting

Posted on November 10, 2021 • Category: Impact Stories
By Jacey West – Center for the Future of Arizona

New program aims to put K-12 students on career path

Posted on November 05, 2021
By Alexandra Pere – Inside Tucson Business

Catch the Replay: CFA Morning Scoop with Arizona Capitol Times Civic Engagement and Elections

Posted on November 02, 2021
By CFA Morning Scoop – Arizona Capitol Times

Arizona Daily Sun

Coconino Voices: Yes, indeed, climate change hits close to home

Posted on October 21, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, 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

Arizona Capitol Times: Clean energy means more jobs, not fewer

Posted on September 24, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Morning Scoop: Does Arizona Have a Sustainable Future?

Posted on September 23, 2021 • Category: Story
By Morning Scoop – Arizona Capital Times

Where Have The Workers Gone?

Valley companies pivot, offer more benefits to attract employees amid continued labor shortages

Posted on September 03, 2021
By Michael McDaniel – Contributing writer, Phoenix Business Journal

Asking the Right Questions: What Texas and Arizona Can Tell Us About the Country

Posted on August 31, 2021
By Duke Reiter – Founder, Ten Across

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

azcentral: No one wants to work anymore? That's not true. They just want a quality job

Posted on August 08, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Daily Star:

Arizonans, and Tucsonans, agree on what's needed for stronger, brighter future

Posted on July 24, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Morning Scoop: What's Next for Expanding Healthcare in Arizona?

Posted on June 10, 2021 • Category: Story
By Morning Scoop – Arizona Capital Times

Arizona Capitol Times: Where Arizonans agree, leaders should follow

Posted on June 03, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

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

Phoenix Business Journal: Gallup Arizona Survey shows Arizonans agree on more than we think

Posted on May 14, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Arizona Survey Finds Consensus in Politically Divided State

Posted on May 11, 2021 • Category: Story
By Steve Crabtree – Senior Editor and Research Analyst, Gallup

Tipping Point: An Agenda for Arizona's Future

Posted on April 29, 2021
By Zach Yentzer – Host, Tipping Point, 1030 KVOI AM The Voice

Statement from Dr. Sybil Francis, CFA President & CEO

Today’s Signing of H.B. 2862 Into Law by Governor Ducey Advances Learner-Centered Education

Posted on April 28, 2021 • Category: News Release
By Sybil Francis, Ph.D. – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

azcentral: Arizonans want a better future, and (surprisingly?) we agree on how to get it

Posted on April 25, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

How divided are Arizonans on major issues? Not very, new survey finds

Posted on April 21, 2021
By Rachel Leingang – Reporter, Arizona Republic

'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

Arizona Daily Star: Give students a piece of school's budget & they learn to be civic leaders

Posted on March 29, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis – opinion contributor, Center for the Future of Arizona

Bill gives schools flexibility in meeting needs of each student

Posted on March 29, 2021 • Category: Story
By Greta Forslund – Arizona Capitol Times

Center for the Future of Arizona Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors

Posted on March 12, 2021 • Category: News Release

Arizona Capitol Times:

What Arizonans want in our election system

Posted on February 11, 2021 • Category: Op-Ed

It's time to change the conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on January 17, 2021
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

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

Arizona Capitol Times:

Investment in civics education builds strong communities

Posted on December 04, 2020 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis

azcentral:

Great principals don't just happen. Here's how Arizona is growing them

Posted on December 02, 2020 • Category: Op-Ed
By Fred DuVal, Amanda Burke and Kaitlin Harrier, opinion contributors

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

Arizona Daily Star:

Great Schools Need Great Leaders

Posted on November 09, 2020 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

azcentral:

Students are learning less amid the pandemic, but schools aren't just wringing their hands

Posted on October 25, 2020 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

CEO Update: Summer 2020

Posted on July 24, 2020 • Category: News Release

Arizona Daily Star:

Broadband internet access should be considered a utility service

Posted on July 19, 2020 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

Arizona Capitol Times:

COVID-19 exposed Arizona’s digital divide

Posted on July 17, 2020 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis

azcentral:

Retail workers are essential. Here's how Arizona can make this work more attractive

Posted on July 05, 2020 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

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

Our future:

The Arizona We Want

Posted on June 06, 2020 • Category: News Release
By Sybil Francis, Ph.D. – President & CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona

Broadening the Path:

Design Principles for Middle Grades CTE

Posted on May 31, 2020 • Category: Story

Center for the Future of Arizona Launches AZRetailCareers.com

Posted on April 15, 2020 • Category: News Release

azcentral:

How will life change after COVID-19? Believe it or not, some things could get better

Posted on April 05, 2020 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

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

Arizona Horizon:

Beat The Odds Leadership Academy

Posted on February 06, 2020 • Category: Story

Center for the Future of Arizona Announces Expanded Leadership Team

Posted on December 04, 2019 • Category: News Release

azcentral:

Arizona's air quality is getting worse and making people sick. Here's how we solve it

Posted on October 28, 2019 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

Possible Futures in Action

Posted on October 17, 2019 • Category: Story

Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant Announcement

Posted on October 14, 2019 • Category: News Release

azcentral:

Too many millennial college grads are leaving Arizona. How do we keep them?

Posted on June 29, 2019 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

azcentral:

If we knew this about water and broadband, would we make different choices?

Posted on March 03, 2019 • Category: Op-Ed
By Sybil Francis, opinion contributor

Dream Big Arizona Event Recap

Posted on March 02, 2019 • Category: Story

A House Called Tomorrow

Posted on February 28, 2019 • Category: Story

Posted on November 01, 2018 • Category: News Release

Move On When Ready Training

Posted on September 06, 2018 • Category: Story