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Education, Equity & the Economy Findings from State of the South 2004

Education, Equity & the Economy Findings from State of the South 2004 Sarah Rubin, Senior Associate MDC Inc. RCCA Conference -- October 2004 Big Trends The South's population is changing. The South's economy is changing. High school education is changing – and it needs to.

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Education, Equity & the Economy Findings from State of the South 2004

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  1. Education, Equity & the EconomyFindings from State of the South 2004 Sarah Rubin, Senior Associate MDC Inc. RCCA Conference -- October 2004

  2. Big Trends • The South's population is changing. • The South's economy is changing. • High school education is changing – and it needs to. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  3. Demographic and Economic Trends

  4. South’s Population: More Diverse Source: U.S. Census Bureau State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  5. Children in Poverty, 2000 Source: Kids Count / U.S. Census State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  6. More Offices, Fewer Factories Source: U.S. Census Bureau State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  7. Fast-Growing Occupations Require Education Beyond High School Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review, Nov. 2001 State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  8. Less-Educated Men: Falling Behind Source: Postsecondary Ed Opportunity, March 2003 (based on CPS data) State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  9. Squeezed in a Vise State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  10. How Well Are High Schools Preparing Youth for the Future Economy? State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  11. The Muddled Middle • Two clear pathways out of high school: • Further education and career. • Disconnection from society and opportunity. • Muddled middle, filled with young people for whom high school fails to provide direction or motivation. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  12. Enrollment Up in Advanced Math Source:National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Measuring Up 2002. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  13. Advanced Placement Widespread Source: SREB State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  14. More Minorities and Women Going to College In Southern colleges and universities: • Black enrollment rose 48% during the 1990s. • Hispanic enrollment rose 70%. • Women’s enrollment has risen steadily since the late 1970s. • White male enrollment dropped slightly in the 1990s. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  15. Achievement Gap Persists 2003 NAEP 8th Grade Reading Scores by Race/Ethnicity: Percent Who Scored Proficient or Higher (Percents in blue are at or above the US average) Source: NCES Reading Highlights 2003. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  16. Too Few High School Graduates Source: Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster, "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S., Education Working Paper No. 3," Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute, September 2003. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

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  18. Attainment: Race, Ethnic Gaps Southern Adults Age 25+ by Educational Attainment and Race/Ethnicity, 2000: Less than High School or BA+ Source: U.S. Census NOTE: "White" is non-Hispanic white. "Black" is defined by the Census category "black alone" State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  19. Attainment: Metro/Nonmetro Source: March 2000 CPS State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  20. Drift Into Resegregation 1954 1970 1988 2001 Source: Brown at Fifty: King's Dream or Plessy's Nightmare? Gary Orfield and Chungmei Lee, Harvard Civil Rights Project, January 2004. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  21. Schools: Levers for Change Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments… It is the very foundation of good citizenship. – US Supreme Court, 1954 State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  22. Four Challenges • Sustained prosperity requires more people with higher skills and education beyond high school. • Young population is increasingly Latino and African American. • Many low-income youth attend isolated, resource-poor schools. • High schools fail to engage and inspire many students, regardless of income and race. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  23. Levers for Change • Move beyond seat time and test scores. • Provide multiple pathways to opportunity. • Connect adults and adolescents. • Eliminate high-poverty schools. • Recognize the primacy of teaching. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  24. 1.Beyond Seat Time & Test Scores • Ensure that all young people graduate from high school prepared for further education. • Align high school curriculum and standards with requirements of the emerging economy and postsecondary education. • Extend literacy instruction through high school. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  25. 2. Provide Multiple Pathways • Offer training for skilled occupations – Career and Technical Education. • Provide accelerated learning options – AP courses, dual-enrollment. • Create blended institutions – Early College High Schools. • Establish Career Academies. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  26. 3. Connect Adults and Adolescents • Guidance counselors are powerful connectors. • High schools need strong connections to communities. • Adult mentors. • Businesses and work-based learning. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  27. 4. Eliminate High-Poverty Schools • Race matters, income matters more. • No school should have a high concentration of students living in poverty. • Where entire districts are poor, states must provide resources and encourage regionalism. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  28. 5.No Substitute for Strong Teaching • Develop a corps of superbly trained, well-paid, professional teachers. • Identify and train new teachers. • Retain incumbent teachers and expand professional development opportunities. • Break up systematic assigning of vulnerable teachers to vulnerable schools. • Offer pay, housing, tax, and other incentives to attract experienced principals and teachers to vulnerable schools. State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  29. Questions • How well do these recommendations match the needs in your community or region? • What can rural community colleges do to put more young people on a path to college? • Does your state have any promising initiatives to reform high school education? How are community colleges involved? State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

  30. For More Information Sarah Rubin MDC Inc. P.O. Box 17268, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-7268 (919) 968-4531 srubin@mdcinc.org State of the South 2004 can be downloaded or ordered from MDC’s website (www.mdcinc.org) State of the South 2004 – © MDC Inc. – www.mdcinc.org

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