1. Facts About Education and Poverty in America
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2. Our National GOAL 2025 THE BIG GOAL
To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.
THE NEED
The percentage of Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 with a two- or four-year degree is 38.7 percent. Yet we know that 65 percent of U.S. jobs will require some form of postsecondary education by To reach Goal 2025, the nation must produce 62 million high-quality degrees and credentials over the next 12 years.
At current rates, the U.S. will produce around 39 million two- and four-year college degrees by 2025, leaving a gap of 23 million.
To close that gap, we must join forces to expand access and success in education beyond high school, particularly among low-income and first-generation students, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, veterans and adults who have some college but lack a credential.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey PUMS File

3. Children in Poverty have Poor School Attendance Rates
Children living in poverty have a higher number of absenteeism or leave school all together because they are more likely to have to work or care for family members.
Dropout rates of 16 to 24-years-old students who come from low income families are seven times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher incomes

4. Education is a Pathway Out of Poverty
A higher percentage of young adults (31%) without a high school diploma live in poverty, compared to the 24% of young people who finished high school.
One pathway, in particular, that can make a difference between a lifetime of poverty and a secure economic future is higher education.
Obtaining a college degree or other advanced credential has proven to be a critical factor in producing both individual and societal benefits. It is often education that breaks generational cycles of poverty. -

5. Adult Education Helps Children & Families Thrive
Studies have concluded that programs designed to boost the academic achievement of children from low income neighborhoods would be more successful if they simultaneously provided education to parents.

6. A Mother’s Education Level is a Factor in her Children’s Future Academic Success
A mother's education level is the greatest determinant of her children’s future academic success, outweighing other factors, such as neighborhood and family income.
Higher levels of education correlate to lower rates of chronic disease, such as asthma and diabetes, and fewer hospital visits for children and their caregivers.

7. Most Adult Learners are Parents and have School Age children
Most adult learners are parents and primary caregivers of school-age children.
Many are motivated to return to school by wanting to serve as better role models for their children and help their children succeed in school

8. Many Parents do not have a High School Diploma!
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In the US, over 30 million adults do not have a high school diploma and 20% of US adults with a high school diploma have only beginning literacy skills.
The US ranked 21st in numeracy and 16th in literacy out of 24 countries in a recent assessment of adults' skills.

9. Good Job, Living Wage and Path to Social Stability
A good job, a living wage, a path to social stability – education gives us choices.
Education Programs focuses on expanding student access to higher education and opening avenues to academic success, particularly for those historically left out of the picture: low-income, first-generation, African American, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and Native American students. –

10. Located in Wichita, Kansas
Call to Action
TRIO Programs
Located in Wichita, Kansas
Educational Opportunity Centers
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement
Student Support Services
Talent Search
Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs Staff
Upward Bound
Upward Bound Math-Science
Veterans Upward Bound
Pathways to and through college.
Just getting in the door isn’t enough.
Some persons will need tutoring, academic assistance, financial aid counseling, financial literacy training and career counseling.
We need to propel more low-income, first-generation, underrepresented students, including adult learners, into two- and four-year institutions and ensure they have the skills and support to stay and graduate.
TRIO Programs provide hope and opportunity for limited income-first generation students.
Pass this information forward.
Education can help alleviate poverty.
Thank you.

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