Absolutely no doubt about it now - the data and the facts are in to show that the City of Mesa schools (and millions of taxpayer dollars spent on the largest public education system in the entire State of Arizona) is falling behind NOT moving ahead to the next level when it comes to intelligence and job skills. With a huge budget employing thousands it's the Big Patronage Gravy Train (with some exceptions) that's failed for generations to deliver satisfactory outcomes to educate students on every level across the board. Taxpayers are getting short-changed . . . Just keeping you informed as usual here on this blog. It's all in good faith to encourage overdue changes; take some action, folks > it's up to you!
First of all, let's have a little 'musical interlude' hitting up Mesa Mayor John Giles to show off some of his Johnny-G talent: Slow Jammin' With You, talking about his NextMesa campaign Slow Jam O Yeah
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The site analyzed 831 of the country's biggest cities based on factors such as unemployment, population, age and cost of living in order to determine which places were best for young people starting their careers. Surprisingly, it found that smaller, less talked about cities offered the affordability and opportunity that could get new professionals the right jump start.In its ranking, Zippia found Fargo, North Dakota offered the best combination of professional opportunity, affordability and quality of life. FARGO?The ranking also considered population—and the share of millennials living in each city. Unsurprisingly, several of the best cities for young people also had large student populations thanks to large state universities. For instance, Lawrence, Kansas, Lincoln, Nebraska and Madison, Wisconsin are all home to flagship state universities and have slots in the top ten. Cities like Cambridge, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut are tops in their states.
So if you are thinking of making a start in a new state or hoping to stay closer to home, these are the top 10 cities to kick start your career with a bang:
- Fargo, ND
- Madison, WI
- Midland, TX
- Lincoln, NE
- Columbia, MO
- Norman, OK
- Anchorage, AK
- Lafayette, LA
- Provo, UT
- Duluth, MN
Even if these cities seem a bit foreign to you, they are bustling with energy and are some of the most up-and-coming places to start your career in the U.S.
HOW WE DETERMINED THE BEST CITIES TO START YOUR CAREER IN EACH STATE
We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being named “Best Cities in Each State for Jobs.”
The criteria we looked at were:
Population
Unemployment
Percent of the population being a Millennial
Cost of living
The source of the criteria was the Census’s American Community Survey
Detailed List Of The Best City TO Start Your Career In Each State
Link to Arizona >> https://www.zippia.com/arizona-jobs/
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How we determined the smartest places in the Grand Canyon State?
Detailed List Of The Smartest Cities In Arizona | Mesa #29
Before we could dive into the potential IQs of various places in Arizona, we needed to know which places to look at in the first place. We settled upon any place with over 10,000 people and data available for every criteria.
This left us with 44 places in Arizona.
We then looked at the following criteria to determine the cream from the crop when it comes to smarts
> Percentage of adults with at least a college education (Higher is smarter)
>Percentage of teenagers that are high school dropouts (Lower is smarter)
Our data comes directly from the latest American Community Survey from the Census.
We thought this criteria was representative of the current state of smarts with the potential for a place to improve the education levels of the next generation.
(And, for reference, only about 30% of Americans over 25 have graduated from college).
(And, for reference, only about 30% of Americans over 25 have graduated from college).
In order to determine the smartest, we ranked all the cities for each criteria from one to 44 with one being the "smartest" in any category.
We took the average rank across the criteria, with the place posting the highest overall score being given the diploma for "Smartest City In Arizona".
If your city or town isn't among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart. . . Jump way down to find Mesa - it's #29 out of 44 - way lower than Prescott, Tucson, Florence, Sierra Vista, Yuma (#19), Phoenix (#20), Gilbert (#4), abd Chandler (#10)
5. Tempe
Source: Wikipedia
Population: 169,816Adults /w BA+: 41.87% High School Dropout Rate: 2%
The residents of Tempe really are some of "the brightest bulbs in the box" with so few high school dropouts and 41.87% of adults have a diploma.
Come soak up some of the smarts here.
BLOGGER NOTE: 2% is a respectable high school drop-out rate, but with less than half of adults with a diploma?????????????
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BLOGGER NOTE: 2% is a respectable high school drop-out rate, but with less than half of adults with a diploma?????????????
These Are The 10 Smartest Cities In Arizona
We used data and science to determine the brainiacs around Arizona.
One of the many qualities that people look for in a potential location or company is the intelligence of those around them. This factor can play a huge role in one's experience at a particular company and can make or break an employee's time there.So finding a city with an intelligent population makes sense for both companies and employees. That's where Zippia comes in; to help you identify those places in Arizona that might have skipped a grade... or two.You may be wondering, "How does one determine how intelligent a town really is?"Well we went to the source of all things demographic data - the census - to figure out what criteria about a place would identify it is a smart cookie.We set upon the percentage of adults (over 25) with at least a college degree and the percentage of high school dropouts (aged 15-17) for the 44 largest cities in Arizona with data. We then crunched the numbers and were left with this set of the brightest cities in the Grand Canyon State:
One of the many qualities that people look for in a potential location or company is the intelligence of those around them. This factor can play a huge role in one's experience at a particular company and can make or break an employee's time there.So finding a city with an intelligent population makes sense for both companies and employees. That's where Zippia comes in; to help you identify those places in Arizona that might have skipped a grade... or two.You may be wondering, "How does one determine how intelligent a town really is?"Well we went to the source of all things demographic data - the census - to figure out what criteria about a place would identify it is a smart cookie.We set upon the percentage of adults (over 25) with at least a college degree and the percentage of high school dropouts (aged 15-17) for the 44 largest cities in Arizona with data. We then crunched the numbers and were left with this set of the brightest cities in the Grand Canyon State:
