The report includes original articles by Arizona policy practitioners and observers, reprints of pertinent articles by experts beyond Arizona, and a list for further reading. Articles of varying lengths and complexities are purposefully included so as to offer something to readers with different levels of interest in and knowledge of the subject matter.

Despite several early attempts in the Arizona Legislature to modify the framework for where the newly-passed Proposition 200 money would go, the four accounts established in the original voter-approved Tobacco Tax and Health Care Act have been maintained as intended since 1995. However, large sums of Proposition 200 revenue – on average $90 million annually – have gone unallocated and unspent by the Legislature.

This document profiles 11 examples of arts and education institutions across the country that are working to solve community problems. Programs, which reflect a number of purposes, are organized by category.

Large Urban Profiles, look at:

1. "Bridgemaking" in Chicago: Chicago Arts Partnership in Education.
2. Learning by Working: Young Artists at Work, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo.
3. Arts Education: Local Priority: Arts Integration Program, Tucson/Pima Arts Council.
4. Communications and Vocations: Arts Talk/Arts Workers, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.

Small Urban Profiles, look at:

5. SPECTRA Plus: Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County.
6. Art for Science's Sake in Fairbanks, Alaska: Arts & Science Collaboration, Denali Elementary School and Visual Enterprises.

The Suburban Profile is:
7. "Strategy for Economic Development and Education: Blue Springs Arts 2000 Partnership.

Rural Profiles present:
8. Big Ideas in Small Places: Artists in Minnesota Schools & Communities, Minnesota Rural Arts Initiative COMPAS.
9. Parent Power for the Arts: Moms for Fun, Silver City, New Mexico.
10. Art for Every Student: Art in Education Special Project, Idaho's Salmon Arts Council and Brooklyn School.
11. Theater Development Through Arts Education: Dell'Arte, Blue Lake, California.

Common keys to program effectiveness are shown to be: leadership, vision, planning, community involvement, professional development, cooperative relationships, innovation, evaluation, and high quality services. Appendices list additional programs and contacts for the profiled programs.