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Sue Clark-JohnsonExecutive Director Morrison Institute for Public Policy
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The U.S. ranks:• 7th in literacy• 27th in math• 178th in infant mortality• 3rd in median household
income
• 22nd in science• 49th in life expectancy• 4th in exports
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Today, Arizona ranks:• 43rd in education • 22nd in infant mortality• 37th in median household income• 17th in life expectancy• 37th in exports
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These reports encompass:• Aerospace & defense• Bioscience• Infrastructure• Trade with Mexico
• Science & technology• Sustainability & solar power• Sun Corridor• Arizona’s economic
competitiveness
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Unemployment in Arizona:In real numbers, rather than percentages, it is expected that the number of unemployed Arizonans, 25 and older, will rise from around 400,000 in 2010 to nearly 700,000 by 2030.
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Arizona’s Personal Income:Average individual incomes in Arizona flattened out through most of the 2000s and began declining in 2009.
Projected Low Point: 2020
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Arizona’s Poverty Rate:In 2010 approximately 1.2 million Arizonans lived below the federally defined poverty level.
By 2030 that number is expected to rise to around 1.9 million.
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Morrison Institute Poll:
• 64% of the respondents think we don't spend enough on our public school system overall.
• 50% believe we should spend more on Kindergarten-middle school.
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Morrison Institute Poll:
52% believe AZ public schools don't prepare students to pursue specific career paths.
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Morrison Institute Poll:
69% of Arizonans believe it is critical to increase trade with Mexico.
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Morrison Institute Poll:
70% would like to see more moderate candidates run for office.
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Morrison Institute Poll:What issues will be most critical in 2014?•Job creation•Immigration•Education•Health Care
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Morrison Institute Poll:What issues will most likely be critical in 2025?•19% - water management•15.8% - health care•16.4% - job creation•14.5% - education
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• Do we need to change? • What does success look like? • What are 3 barriers to progress? • Who needs to come together to make
this happen?
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