Youth Disconnection in Tucson, Arizona MSA Arizona has a high percentage of disconnected youth compared to other western states. Young people who are neither employed nor attending school are considered disconnected. Included are teenagers in the age range of 16–19...
The Pandemic Affects Student Achievement in Tucson, Arizona MSA The pandemic created a challenging environment for students and educators. In Arizona, AzM2 scores in 2021 were lower across the board than in 2019, as discussed in the Student Achievement indicator...
Watch the Recorded The Future of the Workforce: Today and Tomorrow Event View the PowerPoint Slides: Jennifer Pullen, Senior Research Economist and MAP Dashboard Coordinator, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, PowerPoint Slides
Assessing Student Performance Through Comparative Analysis in Tucson, Arizona MSA Measuring student achievement is a complicated undertaking. This article touches on three commonly used measures, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. AzM2 exams are administered every fall and spring...
College Graduate Student Income in Arizona, USA, USA Each year, the Arizona Board of Regents publishes a report detailing the in-state wages earned by Arizona graduates from public universities. The latest report was issued in September 2021 and utilized wage...
The Making Action Possible (MAP) Dashboard has done it again! The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) selected the MAP Dashboard for the 2021 Research Award for Data Collection, Dissemination, and Visualization. The C2ER program recognizes the contribution of...
Research shows that children who attend a high-quality early education program enter grade school with enhanced pre-reading and basic math skills, a stronger vocabulary, and better socialization skills. In the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) during 2020, 41.6% of three-to-four-year...
It has been one year since the coronavirus pandemic began to impact the daily lives of school-age children across the U.S. In late-March of 2020, most states and school districts across the nation moved K-12 classes to online distance learning...
