Arizona is the only state with an English-only policy still in effect. Graduation rates among English learners are far lower than graduation rates in the state overall.
Carolina Cuellar, Arizona Luminaria
Carolina Cuellar is a bilingual journalist based in Tucson covering South Arizona. Previously she reported on border and immigration issues in the Rio Grande Valley for Texas Public Radio. She has an M.S. in Science Communication and worked as a laboratory researcher before pivoting to journalism.