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"Arizona business and education leaders, focused on public policy to support and improve K-12 public education, with linkages to pre-kindergarten and postsecondary education."


"Arizona school children deserve to be prepared for a productive future and Arizona's economic future depends on their preparation.

Every Arizona graduate must be adequately prepared to enter the workforce or higher education and ultimately earn the necessary income in order to enjoy a comfortable standard of life.

Business and education must learn from each other, about each other, and take action together to reach that goal."

- Susan Carlson,
Executive Director, ABEC

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Upcoming ABEC Events:
  • November 6, 2010 - ABEC 3rd Annual Golf Tournament
  • November 30, 2010 - ABEC Board of Directors Meeting
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  • HIGHLIGHTS from the 2010 ABEC Annual Conference
  • Read the July/August 2010 ABEC Newsletter
  • ABEC School Finance Reform Proposals - The ABEC board of directors has approved the set of proposals for its School Finance Reform Initiative. The development of these proposals was guided by the Initiative's Guiding Principles approved earlier by the ABEC board. These proposals are intended to be adopted together and phased in, beginning with having high expectations and an effective statewide data system in place.

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