The document summarizes how cuts to career and technical education (CTE) funding in Arizona will negatively impact the state's economy and education system. It presents data showing that CTE programs improve high school graduation rates and academic performance while reducing dropout rates. Fewer students in CTE will result in a less robust workforce, higher social costs, and lower quality education. The 50% cut to CTE funding in 2010 and another cut this year will lead many CTE programs and teachers to be eliminated, reducing enrollment and access to these beneficial programs. Reversing these cuts is important for Arizona's fiscal health and education quality.