The Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC) is a statewide membership organization, founded by key business and education leaders just four years ago with the purpose of finding common ground on education issues in order to educate, advocate and influence others. The area of focus for ABEC is K-12 public education, with linkage to pre-K and postsecondary education. We attempt to keep a balance in our work, from boardroom to committee, of 50& educators and 50% business representatives, and work in partnerhship with organizations, statewide.