Arizona could increase its annual economic gains by $5 billion if it’s able to increase postsecondary enrollment by 20%, according to Education Forward Arizona.Increased postsecondary attainment, according to the group, leads to increased “lifetime earnings, improved health, reduced crime and welfare spending and increased workforce productivity,” all of which they estimate will produce large economic gains.Boosting enrollment may be hard, however, given that state and local government support, or appropriations, for public higher education per student in fiscal year 2022 was 39.1% less in Arizona than the national average and ranked 49th among the 50 states, only beating out New Hampshire.A new poll released by Education Forward Arizona, which focuses on improving educational outcomes in the state, showed that about 60% of Arizonans surveyed believe they’d be “better off” with more education or career training.
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