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2007 Minority Student Report 2007: A Snapshot of Arizona's Educational
Achievement
Errata Sheet 3-7-2008
This report
provides a "snapshot" of the educational achievement of minority students in
Arizona, from kindergarten through college. It is designed to furnish a
structure for evaluating where Arizona stands today. The 2007 report is the
third in a series with reports issued in 2005 and 2003.
As a
snapshot the report is simply a description of what is, and the data are, thus
open to interpretation. This suggests that it is important to both read and
analyze the report to determine what the numbers mean for you, for your
organization, for students, our communities and for the State. We believe that
such a process will give the report meaning and value.
 2006
The Road to Higher Education: Closing the Participation Gaps for Arizona
Minority Students
Executive Summary
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(Hard copies
available NOW - Ordering information below)
This research paper creates a framework for
evaluating Arizona minority student postsecondary access and success. This
framework can be used by policymakers in the future to evaluate issues against
the determinates of academic success. Secondly, through the application of
this framework this paper provides a holistic examination of the root causes of
minority under-representation at the graduation ceremonies of Arizona's public
universities. Much of the value of this research lies in the provision of
a benchmark and objective standards against which to measure new policy ideas.
Finally, this paper identifies policy recommendation to address the underlying
conditions that limit minority academic success. While the purpose of the
paper is not to produce detailed policy proposals, these proposed ideas should
provide the foundation of future policy discussions.
 2005
Minority Student Report
2005: A Snapshot of Arizona's Educational Achievement
(Ordering information below)
AMEPAC is excited to provide
policymakers, educators, and the public with the second edition of the
Arizona
Minority Success Report.
The report is a “snapshot” of the educational achievement of minority students
in Arizona, from kindergarten through college. As a snapshot it is simply a
description of what is, and the data are, thus, open to interpretation. How the
numbers look and what they mean may be two different things and thus it is important to both read and analyze the Report to determine what
the numbers mean, for you, for your organization, for our students, our
communities and for the State. We believe that such a process will give the
Report its real meaning and its real value.
2003 Arizona Minority Student Success Report
2002 Dropping
Out of Arizona's Schools:
the Scope, the Costs, and
Successful Strategies to Address the Crisis
by the Intercultural Development Research Association
AMEPAC’s commissioned research study, Dropping Out of
Arizona’s Schools: The Scope, the Costs, and Successful Strategies to Address
the Crisis was authored
by the
Intercultural Research and Development Association (IDRA). IDRA was responsible
for the 1986 and 1991 Texas policy study that resulted in legislation to reduce
the dropout rate in Texas.
In 1986 Dr. Albert Cortez shared his
expertise with IDRA's Texas School Dropout Survey Project - the first
time the state of Texas looked critically at the issue of dropouts. This study
resulted in the Texas state legislature adopting House Bill 1010, which set
policy for stemming the dropout problem in Texas. In addition to being the
first to rigorously and methodically calculate the number of students dropping
out, the research also yielded a range of existing dropout prevention programs,
and an assessment of the evaluation efforts being
implemented to assess their
effectiveness. A final aspect of that study involved the development of an
economic assessment of the costs accrued to the state as a result of the
dropout problem. Dr. Cortez also led the retrospective study in 1999 that
brought the issue back to the forefront, producing a policy brief assessing the
current status of Texas dropout counting and reporting processes, including
recommendation for policy reforms that would help the state to more effectively
address the issues cited.
2001 Arizona Minority Dropout Solutions
by Susan E. Brichler, M.A.
1998
Minority
Student Achievement and Workforce Success in Arizona: A Research Study
By the Mexican American Studies &
Research Center, The University of Arizona
1997
Corporations & Schools: An Integrated Partnership
Presented by William J. Post, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Arizona Public Service Company
1996
Arizona Education - Birth to Grad School: An Exploration into
Arizona Educational Demographics
by Harold Hodgkinson, Center for Demographic Policy,
Washington, D.C.
To request a copy of an
AMEPAC research study or for other information call:
Ph: 602-258-2435, Ext. 101
Fax: 602-258-2483
E-mail:
carol@azhighered.gov
Return to: Arizona
Commission for Postsecondary Education Web Site
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