Connecting Learning to Opportunity: Betty H. Fairfax and ElevateEdAZ
Arizona schools are reimagining high school to better align learning with workforce needs. Through ElevateEdAZ, students at Betty H. Fairfax High School gain real-world experience through internships that build confidence, professional skills and clear post-graduation pathways. Check out this video from the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA).
Preparing Students for What’s Next—Not Just What’s Required
ElevateEdAZ brings students, educators, and employers together to power a sustainable talent pipeline. We help students gain skills and experience, educators align learning to opportunity, and businesses shape the workforce they depend on—starting in high school.
Ways to Get Involved
Whether you’re a business, school district leader, teacher, or student, your involvement makes Arizona’s education system—and talent pipeline—ready to meet tomorrow’s needs, starting today.
Train Your Workforce Early
Connect with emerging talent and build a stronger pipeline through internships, job shadows, and direct connection to the future Arizona workforce.
Lead the Way in Real-World Readiness
Backed by a community of advocates, a regional chamber of commerce, and fellow educators, align pathways to high-wage, high-demand careers, increase work-based learning, early college credit and credential attainment, and achieve outcomes that once felt out of reach.
Help Students See the Point—And Their Path
Get tools, externships, and the support of a coach to make industry connections that make learning more meaningful and help your students get ahead while you get better at your calling.
Connect Today’s Classwork to Tomorrow’s Opportunity
Add a college and career coach to your team of school champions that will help you earn college credit, explore real careers, and get experience that counts—so you can graduate ready for what’s next, not just what’s required.
Find Your Role in Shaping Arizona’s Workforce
ElevateEdAZ prepares Arizona students for college and career through stronger alignment between education, business, and the community.
ElevateEdAZ is focused on aligning education to workforce learning pathways with the needs of Arizona’s leading industries.
ElevateEdAZ is working to increase:
Giving students access to high-wage, high-demand pathways
ElevateEdAZ partners with schools and districts throughout the Greater Phoenix region to promote pathways and career and technical education programs in industries such as:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Architecture & Construction
- Business Management, Marketing & Sales
- Education
- Engineering
- Financial Services
- Health Sciences
- Information Technology & Cybersecurity
- Law & Public Safety
- Transportation
Our Partner Schools
From Barriers to Breakthroughs
Santos had the heart and the dream.
He wanted to serve his country as a combat medic—but he needed real-world healthcare experience to get there. When he earned a paid internship at the Mayo Clinic, it should have been his big break. But without a way to get there, it almost slipped away.
Because of donors like you, ElevateEdAZ stepped in with transportation support. That one act of help unlocked everything. Santos completed his internship, graduated, and today he’s proudly serving in the U.S. Army—saving lives, just like he always dreamed.
Khalaya dreamt of a brighter future.
For students like Khalaya, ElevateEdAZ turns possibility into reality.
“I don’t come from a financially stable family, so getting the opportunity to go to school for basically free made the difference between going to college and not. ElevateEdAZ was able to connect me to an internship opportunity. With this opportunity from ElevateEdAZ, I am ahead in gaining on-site experience.”
Thank You Community Supporters
