Every Child a Graduate Presented by Susan Frost, Executive Director Scott Joftus, Policy Director.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations

Advertisements

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2009 Copyright All rights reserved. The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Research conducted by.
Learn – Serve – Achieve Service-Learning As a Tool for Dropout Prevention in California Schools Los Angeles County Office of Education California Department.
________________________________________ Director, Hedy Chang,
The State of Ohio’s Ninth Graders Will they be in this picture? Ninth Grade Make-It or Break-It Year Retreat March 31, 2006 Presented by Kathy Shibley,
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia January 2006State Council of Higher Education for Virginia GEAR UP Summer Programs.
Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning October 5, 2010.
Challenge to Lead Southern Regional Education Board Kentucky Challenge to Lead Goals for Education Kentucky is On the Move Progress Report 2008 Challenge.
________________________________________ Director, Hedy Chang,
Loretta Costin, Chancellor Division of Career and Adult Education Florida Department of Education Learning Today, Earning Tomorrow Florida’s Vision For.
Improving Education and Employment Among US Youth Harry J. Holzer Georgetown University June 2013.
School Report Cards 2004– The Bottom Line More schools are making Adequate Yearly Progress. Fewer students show serious academic problems (Level.
Measuring Up 2006: The Nation and Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Education Policy Forum Capital Breakfast Series November 15, 2006.
1 Vanessa Westbrook, Division Director Multicultural/ Equity in Science National Science Teachers Association Charles A. Dana Center University of Texas.
Shelda Hale, Title III, ELL and Immigrant Education Kentucky Department of Education.
Bulloch County Schools January 5, Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates 3.Strengthening the Birth.
Pennsylvania State Board of Education. The Facts A n achievement gap exists when groups of students with relatively equal ability fail to achieve at the.
Why College- and Career- Ready Expectations for All Nevada Students? Updated February 2013.
Ensuring Endless Possibilities: Students At-Risk and the Pipeline to Higher Education EDUC 780.
________________________________________ Director, Hedy Chang, REVISED AUGUST 2010.
Susan Clark-Johnson Executive Director. Where we are today Unemployment has risen faster for minorities than for non-Hispanic whites, deepening pre- existing.
GEAR UP GEAR UP NASSFA Conference Maureen McLaughlin Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Post Secondary Education JULY 9, 2000.
FY 2016 BUDGET INVESTING IN AMERICA’S FUTURE. “America thrived in the 20th century because we made high school free, sent a generation of GIs to college,
Statewide Trustee’s Conference April 24, 2007 Julie Schaid, Ph.D.
The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning The Status of the Teaching Profession 2005 California State University, Office of the Chancellor Policy.
________________________________________ Director, Hedy Chang, REVISED January 2011.
1 Graduation and Other Results: Students Who Began 9 th Grade in 2000 and 2001.
Re-Engaging Dropouts: Local Innovations & New Opportunities for Federal Policy April 4, #aypfevents.
GMA Mayor’s Day January 26, Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates 3.Strengthening the Birth to Work.
How different is the coming generation? Size – the high school Class of 2009 will be the largest in U.S. history The college age population will exceed.
The Literacy Coach: A Key to Improving Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools Elizabeth G. Sturtevant George Mason University.
Why College- and Career- Ready Expectations for All District of Columbia Students? Updated February 2013.
A Quick Glance At Demographic and Finance-Related Information Educating Illinois Task Force Spring 2007.
Persistence in High School and College: What Does the Research Have to Say? Future of Children Conference Princeton University April 30, 2010.
Texas High School Project and the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (T-STEM) Initiative Texas Regional Collaboration March 6, 2007.
Measuring Up 2004 Oregon. EXHIBIT A Measuring Up: The Basics Looks at higher education for the entire state, not individual colleges and universities.
LOUISIANA 1 Goals for Education Challenge to Lead 2003 Louisiana.
Pennsylvania Department of Edward G. Rendell Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak Secretary of Education.
United Way of Greater Toledo - Framework for Education Priority community issue: Education – Prepare children to enter and graduate from school.
Early Childhood Literacy: Improving Social & Economic Outcomes Working Group II - Indicator and Data Overview September 27, 2013.
Current Issues. Vocabulary No Child Left Behind (NCLB)Curriculum AccountabilitySilent Epidemic Standardized TestMagnet School Charter SchoolCapitalism.
Educator Preparation, Retention, and Effectiveness Ed Fuller University Council for Educational Administration and The University of Texas at Austin February.
Measuring Up 2004 Texas. Measuring Up: The Basics Looks at higher education for the entire state, not individual colleges and universities. Focuses on.
Georgia Academy for Economic Development Spring Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates 3.Strengthening.
West Georiga Spring Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates 3.Strengthening the Birth to Work Pipeline.
Superintendent’s Panel on Excellence in Adult Education.
Georgia Municipal Association June 27, Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates 3.Strengthening the.
Timebanking and Poverty: Creating Abundance in a Challenged Economy.
Jennifer Wilkinson, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, NCSC.   System is designed to gather, standardize, and report data to local school districts.  Helps with mobile.
Kali Boatright President & CEO Douglas County Chamber of Commerce Ryan Mahoney Director of Public Policy Georgia Chamber of Commerce Andrew Lewis Chief.
The Achievement Gap and Equal Educational Opportunity Presented by July & Linda July 23, 2004.
Region 11 - Valdosta September 25, Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates 3.Strengthening the Birth.
Only about one-third of 8th- and 12th- graders read at or above the proficient level as measured by NAEP, which means approximately 70 percent of adolescents.
Does Literacy Matter?. Definitions of Literacy Ability to sign one’s name to a document and own or borrow books Functional literacy (increasingly.
Every school day, more than 7,000 students drop out of high school (Pinkus, 2006). Only 70% of high school students graduate on time with a regular diploma,
Vision for Education in Tennessee Our Strategic Priorities ESEA Directors Institute Kathleen Airhart, Deputy Commissioner August 2014.
Nearly 7,000 high school students drop out each day. Alliance for Excellent Education.
September 2013 THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS & THE NEW STATE TESTS: ADVANCING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS IN NYC.
Georgia Energy and Industrial Construction Consortium Membership Meeting October 13, Georgia’s workforce pipeline 2.What is the problem? 3.Where.
Recouping Our Losses: Strategies for Dropout Recovery Matthew Klare 2009 Clemson University.
Georgia Academy for Economic Development Fall Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates 3.Strengthening.
Action Research Project Written By Mayra Zendejas March 25, 2014.
East Central Georgia Consortium February 9, Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates 3.Strengthening.
LITERACY-BASED DISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Aiken County Public School District January 15, 2016 LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE.
Region 3 Education and Workforce Development Summit October 3, Examine the Data for Education in Georgia 2.Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates.
It is not just Truancy! Presentation to the Education, Truancy, Dropout & Literacy Committee Jonathan T. Brice Chief Officer Special Services Duval County.
BLACK OR WHITE: Racism Still Exist in Today’s Schools Ashanti Banks EDU 639 Dr. Miller.
Aim: Does the US need to reform the educational system? Do Now: Make a list of the best aspects of the education you receive and make a list of the worst.
Pathways for Success Tisha Lewis. Success in the New Economy.
The Future of Higher Education in Texas
Presentation transcript:

Every Child a Graduate Presented by Susan Frost, Executive Director Scott Joftus, Policy Director

The Alliance for Excellent Education Huge numbers of students are failing to graduate from high school on time. The problem is especially severe in some urban districts. GRADUATION RATE BY DISTRICT AND RACE District Graduation Rate African- American Graduation Rate Latino Graduation Rate White Graduation Rate Ranking of District by 1993 Population Boston82%85%68%87%50 Cleveland City28%29%26%23%38 Dade County (Miami)57%55% 70%4 Denver County53%55%36%79%53 Houston52%55%42%84%6 Indianapolis39%44%INSNA85 Los Angeles Unified56% 48%81%2 New York City55%42%45%80%1 INS=Insufficient student count for calculating graduation rate; NA=Data not available Source: Jay Greene, High School Graduation Rates in the United States, November 2001

The Alliance for Excellent Education Of those who fail to graduate with their peers, what is the ultimate result? Almost half neither complete high school nor receive a GED About a quarter ultimately graduate from high school About a quarter receive a GED

The Alliance for Excellent Education By 2002, 10 states were withholding diplomas based on exit exams By 2008, 24 states will do so High-stakes exams typically affect minority students disproportionately If nothing changes, the drop out rate is likely to increase in coming years. Source: State High School Exit Exams: A Baseline Report. Center on Education Policy, August 2002

The Alliance for Excellent Education A bad education is a million-dollar mistake. Annual Earnings 1999 Average Earnings for Men Average Earnings for Women High School Dropout$25,035$17,015 High School Graduate$33,184$23,061 Some College$39,221$27,757 College Associate Degree$41,638$30,919 College Graduate with BA$52,985$37,993 Professional$100,000$59,904 Source: Digest of Education Statistics, 2001, Table 382

The Alliance for Excellent Education Impersonal learning environments that fail to emphasize high standards What are the causes of the failure? Low literacy levels among adolescents Under-prepared teachers for poor and minority students Inadequate planning and support for students

The Alliance for Excellent Education These students represent two-thirds of all drop outs. Low literacy levels among adolescents 26 percent of eighth graders and 23 percent of twelfth graders read below basic levels. Extrapolating, 6 million students in grades 6 through 12 are reading below basic levels.

The Alliance for Excellent Education Poor quality of teachers for poor and minority students Source: Craig Jerald and Richard Ingersoll. All Talk, No Action: Putting an End to Out- of-Field Teaching. The Education Trust, August 2002

The Alliance for Excellent Education 40 percent of high school youth and nearly 50 percent of middle school youth report feeling disengaged from school Rates higher for adolescents attending urban schools Most of these students do not have a meaningful relationship with an adult and do not receive high- quality support services Inadequate planning and support for students Source: Peter Scales. Boxed in and Bored: How Middle Schools Continue to Fail Young Adolescents – and What Good Middle Schools Do Right, Search Institute, 1996

The Alliance for Excellent Education Impersonal learning environments that fail to emphasize high standards Over the last 50 years, school enrollments have increased five-fold on average and even more in low-income neighborhoods. Approximately 70 percent of American high school students attend schools with enrollments of 1,000 or more students, and nearly 50 percent of high school students attend schools in which the student population is over 1,500. Source: U.S. Department of Education,

The Alliance for Excellent Education In Texas, 53 high schools with large concentrations of poor students are among the highest achieving (top 25 percent) in the state. Source: Alliance analysis of data from The Education Trust: Dispelling the Myth – Online. Of these 53 schools, 48 have fewer than 600 students.

The Alliance for Excellent Education A Framework for an Excellent Education for All Middle and High School Students THE ALLIANCE CALLS FOR:

The Alliance for Excellent Education Adolescent Literacy Initiative Teacher and Principal Quality Initiative College Preparation Initiative Small Learning Communities Initiative Framework for an Excellent Education

The Alliance for Excellent Education ADOLESCENT LITERACY INITIATIVE Every high-needs middle and high school will have a literacy specialist who trains teachers across every subject area to improve literacy skills of students. Teachers learn to identify reading problems and ensure that students receive extra help.

The Alliance for Excellent Education TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL QUALITY INITIATIVE Provide incentives to educators to work in high-needs schools, mentoring for new teachers, and ongoing professional development for all teachers and principals.

The Alliance for Excellent Education COLLEGE PREPARATION INITIATIVE Students must have a clear plan that assesses their needs and identifies coursework, additional learning opportunities, and necessary health and social services.

The Alliance for Excellent Education SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE Small schools personalize and contextualize students’ educational experience and facilitate the implementation of other effective strategies.

The Alliance for Excellent Education Add an additional $162 billion to federal, state, and local tax receipts An investment in the Framework for an Excellent Education will pay for itself. Reducing the numbers of adults in the lowest literacy levels by two-thirds would: Increase the U.S. gross domestic product by $463 billion Source: Anthony Carnavale and Donna Desrochers. The Missing Middle: Aligning Education and the Knowledge Economy, Educational Testing Service, U.S. Department of Education, 2002

The Alliance for Excellent Education The Framework for an Excellent Education seeks to harness Americans’ belief that every student deserves access to a high-quality education and should graduate from high school prepared for college and/or a meaningful career.