Every Child A Graduate

1. Every Child A Graduate Bob Wise, President Alliance for Excellent Education America’s Promise Dropout Prevention Summit October 28, 2008 Dover, Delaware

2. The Challenge for the Nation Three out of every ten students do not graduate from high school. About a third who graduate are not college- and work-ready. Source: EPE 2007; Greene 2002

3. 2006-07 Delaware Graduation Rates – NGA Rate Delaware

4. Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced Majority of 8th-Graders Read Below Grade Level Below Proficient Proficient & Above 79% 21% Hispanic (DE) 70% 30% 15% Hispanic (U.S.) U.S. 86% 86% 15% Black (DE) 11% 88% Black (U.S.) 70% 30% DE 41% 59% White (DE) 38% 61% White (U.S.) Source: NAEP, 2007.

5. WhoPays When Students Fail to Graduate? The Students Themselves… Higher crime costs Lost wages Reduced voter participation Increased health care costs Limited job opportunities Barriers to supporting a family Reduced salary The Rest of Us… Compromised health

6. The Economic Impact on the Individual 2005 Average Income by Educational Attainment Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2006

7. $7 million $1.1 billion $202 million $65 million The Economic Impact on Delaware Source: Alliance for Excellent Education 2006, 2007, 2008

8. Public Benefit of Halving the Number of Dropouts Source: Levin, Kilpatrick, Belfield, Muennig,, and Rouse 2006 America’s Bank The American Taxpayer 45,000,000,000 Forty-five billion RE: annual public contribution from graduating every child

9. Level of Education Reached The Economic Benefits of Increased Minority Graduation Rates Add $634 million to Delaware economy Level of Schooling Reached (White Students) Level of Schooling Reached (Students of Color) Source: Alliance for Excellent Education 2006

10. American Education in a Global Context

11. The Economy Has Changed…Have Our Schools? Tasks carried out by the American workforce 1960-2002 Abstract tasks Percent change Routine tasks Manual tasks Sources: Author, Levy, and Murnane 2003 with updates by Author, 2008.

12. What Americans Value U.S. Rankings on Olympics U.S. Rankings on PISA Reading Science Problem Solving Math U.S. Ranks 15th U.S. Ranks 21st U.S. Ranks 24th U.S. Ranks 25th Sources: PISA 2004, 2007

13. Percent of Population with HS Degree or Equivalent As Others Rise to the Challenge, U.S. Advantage Drops 13 1 1990s % 1980s 1970s 1960s 1 27 Notes: 1) Excluding ISCED 3C short programmes; 2) Year of reference 2004; 3) Including some ISCED 3C short programmes; 4) Year of reference 2003. Source:Schleicher2007

14. Even in Higher Education, the World is Catching up… College Graduation Rates % 15 1995 2 2005 Note: Net graduation rate is calculated by summing the graduation rates by single year of age in 2005. Year of reference 2004. Source: OECD 2007

15. 2009 A Critical Year

16. Building on Progress in Delaware • Vision 2015 for world-class education for all • College and career ready curriculum for all (strengthened high school graduation requirements, ADP, P-20 Council) • Personalized education (student success plans) • College level learning (dual enrollment/credit, AP) • College access (Student Excellence Equals Degree, Delaware College Access Network)

17. Building on Progress in Congress – Major Secondary School Proposals Ensure graduation rate accountability Funding to turn around low-performing high schools Secondary school innovation fund to ensure multiple pathways to success Address adolescent literacy needs • Every Student Counts Act • Graduation Promise Act • GRADUATES Act •  Striving Readers Act For more details, see Alliance’s website: http://www.all4ed.org/federal_policy/NCLB_ReAuth

19. Governor Bob Wise Alliance for Excellent Education www.all4ed.org Raising the Grade: How High School Reform Can Save Our Youth and Our Nation available at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.bordersstores.com, www.booksense.com, www.booksamillion.com, www.wiley.com