Helios Education Foundation

Kicking off Summer with new Xico art at the Helios Education Campus 🎨

Our Arizona staff and Campus partners had the pleasure of meeting the Xico Inc - Latin & Native American Arts Organization artists and exploring their latest work in the rotating exhibit around our Phoenix office ☀️

Arizona’s new state budget falls short of what our students, families, and employers need.

The FY2027 budget:
· Eliminates one-time funding for dual enrollment, Arizona Promise (above baseline), adult education/workforce programs, and 9th Grade On-Track.
· Cuts our public universities.
· Continues to provide no state operating support to Maricopa and Pima community colleges.
· Leaves out a modest $2 million to expand literacy coaching, even though Arizona Literacy Plan 2030 identifies coaching as a key strategy to improve reading outcomes.
· Adds no new ESA accountability measures, despite growing costs.

We are getting the education outcomes we are investing in. If Arizona wants higher reading scores, more students completing certificates and degrees, and a stronger workforce pipeline, we must align our budget with those goals.

Read our full response to the FY2027 budget and what it means for Arizona’s future: https://educationforwardarizona.org/we-are-getting-the-outcomes-we-invest-in/

What is it like to enter college as a freshman and a junior at the same time?

Download our latest report with FSU Anne's College to hear from these Florida college students directly: https://ow.ly/UoS150ZcQpq