WHAT IS BEING SAID ABOUT…
Children in Poverty 2007 • 331,000 (20%) 2011 • 435,000 (27%)
Arizona's Children
8th Grade Math Achievement Levels Below Basic 2003 • 39% 2011 • 32%
Information from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual 2012 KIDS COUNT data book.
High School Students Not Graduating on Time 2006 • 22,656 (30%) 2009 • 23,610 (27%)
4th Grade Reading Achievement Levels Below Basic 2003 • 39 % 2011 • 32%
Children Living in Families Where No Parent Has Full-time, Year-round Employment 2008 • 493,000 2010 • 570,000