Kentucky Adult Education Improving Lives: Policy Summit on Serving Adult Students Charlotte, North Carolina September 28, 2005

2 National Imperatives for Action 60% of jobs today require some postsecondary education Almost one-third of students who enroll are not college ready Only 71% of 9 th grade students graduate from high school on time Only slightly more than 50% of black and Latino students graduate on time. Only 18% of 9 th graders will make it through high school, enter college and earn a two- or four-year degree on time. (15% in KY) Source: 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools

3 RankOECD Member CountryGraduation Rate 1Japan94 2Turkey88 3Ireland85 4United Kingdom83 5Korea79 6Spain77 7Finland75 8Iceland73 9Germany70 10Mexico69 10Australia69 10Denmark69 10Netherlands69 14United States66 15Czech Republic61 16Belgium60 17Austria59 17France59 19Sweden48 20Italy42 U.S. College Graduation Rate Is Below Average Among Developed Countries, 2004 Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Education at a Glance 2004

4 Per Capita Personal Income—State Values as a Proportion of U.S., 2001 Connecticut Massachusetts New Jersey New York Maryland New Hampshire Colorado Minnesota Illinois California Delaware Virginia Washington Alaska Pennsylvania United StatesRhode Island Nevada Michigan Wyoming Wisconsin Hawaii Florida Nebraska Ohio Georgia Vermont Texas Kansas Missouri Oregon Indiana North Carolina Iowa Tennessee Maine South Dakota North Dakota Arizona Oklahoma Kentucky South Carolina Idaho Alabama Louisiana Utah Montana New Mexico Arkansas West Virginia Mississippi Source: NCHEMS; U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2003

5 Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Personal Income by State, 2000 Source: NCHEMS; U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Per Capita Income Percent with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher ,853 28,766 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WV WI WY ,853 28,766 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WV WI WY R 2 =.6348 WA

6 Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Health State Health Index—United Health Foundation Percent of Adults with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE GA HI IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MS MT NE NV NJ NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD UT VT VA WA US FL ID MI MN MO NH NM TN TX WV WI WY %20% 30% 40% - - R 2 =.69 Source: NCHEMS; U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; United Health Foundation

7 Percent of Civilian Population (Age 16 and Older) Participating in the Workforce, 2003 Source: NCHEMS; U.S. Census Bureau Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota Wisconsin Wyoming New Hampshire North Dakota Colorado Vermont Iowa Utah Alaska Maryland Kansas Missouri Georgia Virginia Indiana Idaho Rhode Island Nevada Massachusetts Delaware Connecticut Texas Maine Montana Ohio Hawaii Illinois North Carolina United States New Jersey Pennsylvania Washington OregonArizona California Tennessee Michigan Oklahoma New Mexico South Carolina New York Alabama Florida Kentucky Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana West Virginia

8 High School Graduation Rates—Public High School Graduates as a Percent of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier, 2000 New Jersey North Dakota Utah Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Vermont Montana Wisconsin Connecticut Idaho Maine Wyoming Pennsylvania Massachusetts West Virginia Kansas South Dakota New Hampshire Virginia Arkansas Maryland Missouri Oklahoma Illinois Washington Colorado Ohio Rhode Island Nevada California Michigan Indiana Oregon United States Kentucky Hawaii Alaska Texas Delaware New Mexico Arizona Alabama North Carolina New York Louisiana Mississippi Florida Tennessee Georgia South Carolina Source: NCHEMS; Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity

9 Percent of Adults Age with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2000 Source: NCHEMS; U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Massachusetts Colorado Connecticut Maryland New Jersey Virginia Vermont New Hampshire Minnesota New York Washington Illinois Rhode Island Hawaii Kansas California Utah Nebraska Oregon Delaware Montana United States Georgia North Dakota Alaska Pennsylvania Wisconsin Maine Arizona Texas New Mexico South Dakota Missouri North Carolina Iowa Florida Michigan Wyoming Idaho Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Indiana Tennessee Alabama Louisiana Nevada Kentucky Arkansas Mississippi West Virginia

10 Difference in Median Earnings Between a High School Diploma and an Associate Degree, 2000 Source: NCHEMS; U.S. Census Bureau’s Public Use Samples, based on 2000 Census 10,400 4,000 8,000 Texas California Connecticut Virginia Michigan Georgia Nevada Delaware Alaska Hawaii Oregon Arizona South Carolina North Carolina New Jersey Maryland United States Colorado Ohio Tennessee New Mexico Oklahoma Louisiana Kentucky Illinois Indiana New York Vermont New Hampshire Alabama Missouri Washington Minnesota Rhode Island Florida Idaho Mississippi West Virginia Wisconsin Maine Pennsylvania Massachusetts Arkansas Kansas South Dakota Nebraska Utah North Dakota Wyoming Iowa Montana 6,800

11 Percent of Population Age with No High School Diploma Source: NCHEMS; U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Nevada Texas Arizona Georgia New Mexico California Mississippi Florida Alabama Louisiana North Carolina Oregon South Carolina United States Oklahoma Kentucky Colorado Tennessee Washington Arkansas Illinois New York New Jersey Indiana Michigan Missouri Ohio Alaska Idaho Delaware New Hampshire Connecticut South Dakota West Virginia Kansas Montana Maine Wisconsin Wyoming Minnesota Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Nebraska Utah Rhode Island Iowa Massachusetts Vermont North Dakota Hawaii

12 Percent of Population Age 25 and Older with No High School Diploma Source: NCHEMS; U.S. Census Bureau, Mississippi Kentucky Louisiana West Virginia Alabama Arkansas Texas Tennessee South Carolina California Rhode Island North Carolina Georgia New Mexico New York Florida United States Oklahoma Nevada Arizona Missouri Illinois Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey Indiana Delaware Ohio Michigan Maryland North Dakota Connecticut South Dakota Hawaii Idaho Massachusetts Oregon Wisconsin Maine Kansas Iowa Vermont Nebraska Colorado Washington Montana New Hampshire Utah Wyoming Minnesota Alaska

13 Ratio of GEDs Awarded to High School Dropouts, 2000 Maine Utah Montana Arkansas Iowa Kentucky New Jersey North Dakota Nevada Minnesota Oregon Colorado Wyoming Kansas Oklahoma Vermont Washington West Virginia Alaska Nebraska Missouri Rhode Island Wisconsin Indiana Virginia New Hampshire Pennsylvania South Dakota Massachusetts Illinois United States Tennesseet Connecticut Ohio New Mexico Arizona Maryland New York Texas Mississippi North Carolina Florida Georgia Michigan Louisiana Alabama California Hawaii South Carolina Delaware Idaho Source: NCHEMS; Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity

14 The Goal To reach the national average in per capita income by 2020 –Kentucky Education Reform Act – 1990 –Postsecondary Reform (HB1) – 1998 –Adult Education Act (SB1) – 2000 To reach the national average in working-age adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher –800,000, or 400,000 more, by 2020

15 Kentucky High School Graduate Projections Through 2018 – Status Quo Source: WICHE Knocking at the College Door, 2003

16 Kentucky’s Net Migration Between 1995 and 2000 Source : KSDC, Kentucky Migration, February 2004, from U. S. Census 2000 Data

17 Education Pipeline, 2002 Source: NCES Common Core Data, NCES IPEDS Residency and Migration Survey, ACT Institutional Survey, NCES IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (NJ) (ND) (PA)

18 Senate Bill 1: The Adult Education Act of 2000 “Adult illiteracy is a fundamental barrier to every major challenge facing Kentucky, including early childhood education, education reform, economic development, and improving the health and well-being of Kentucky’s families and communities”

19 The Five Questions that Guide Reform 1.Are more Kentuckians ready for postsecondary education? 2.Is Kentucky postsecondary education affordable for its citizens? 3.Do more Kentuckians have certificates and degrees? 4.Are college graduates prepared for life and work in Kentucky? 5.Are Kentucky’s people, communities, and economy benefiting?

20 Focus on Adult Learning Access Accountability Alignment Affordability

21 Source: KYAE-CPE Kentucky Adult Education Enrollment

22 Kentucky GED Graduates Transitioning to Postsecondary Education Within Two Years Source: KYAE-CPE

23 Kentucky Adult Education Enrollment Source: KYAE-CPE Workforce EducationKY Virtual Adult Education (

“Kentucky’s reality is that we will sink or swim not on how well we educate our youth, but on how well we educate our entire population, whether age 15, 25, 55 or 75.” Ron Crouch, Director, Kentucky State Data Center 24

25 Kentucky Reports Interim Report on College Affordability In Kentucky – FDBD841/0/AffordabilityStudyInterimReport.pdf Five Questions – One Mission: Better Lives for Kentucky’s People A Public Agenda for Postsecondary and Adult Education – AD2F54335B94/0/1_ StrategicPlan.pdf