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The Business Need for STEM Education January 16, 2009

The Business Need for STEM Education January 16, 2009. . . . and other things. Introduction. New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Represents business community Board of 70+ CEOs, presidents of state’s most prestigious large and small companies Consistently among top three issues (state/national)

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The Business Need for STEM Education January 16, 2009

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  1. The Business Need for STEM Education January 16, 2009 . . . and other things . . .

  2. Introduction • New Jersey Chamber of Commerce • Represents business community • Board of 70+ CEOs, presidents of state’s most prestigious large and small companies • Consistently among top three issues (state/national) • Lack of qualified workforce • NJ Chamber of Commerceestablished The Chamber Foundation • Business Coalition for Educational Excellence

  3. Bad News • Recent ‘Best Place to Do Business’ national rankings place New Jersey • 2006 - 24th • 2007 – 44th • 2008 – 49th • New Jersey survey • 93% of CEOs say they are not moving out because of the qualified workforce in the state • But for how long as boomers retire?

  4. Worse News • US has never produced enough scientists, engineers, mathematicians • Fewer patents = less biz revenues • NJ business base = pharmaceuticals • Need over 6 million health care workers • New job creation in New Jersey: • Government workers and low-/medium skill jobs • Not a sustainable system • We need skilled workers • You need high-end wage earners who can be taxed at the highest levels • Differential tax base enormous

  5. K –16 Education • Increasing demand for college graduates (two- and four-year) • Two-thirds of today’s jobs requiresome college • In 15 years, over 84% of jobs will require some level of college • Even now, over 80% of employers will hire only if some college education is present • An adult with a college degree can earn over a million dollars more in a working lifetime

  6. Ticket to Middle Class • Minimal level needed for low middle class is one year of community college plus industry credential • Completion of one year of county college should be minimal educational goal for all students • Requires at least Algebra I and possibly Algebra II • But remediation rates are exceptionally high in community colleges • 98%/93% in language and math in Essex county • 50% in Hunterdon/Somerset counties.

  7. InstitutionTHREE YEAR Graduation Rates(continuously enrolled, first-time, full-time students) Atlantic 17.7% Bergen 10.6% Brookdale 18.8% Burlington 11.7% Camden 10.8% Cumberland 19.6% Essex 5.7% Gloucester 14.4% Hudson 5.4% Mercer 16.1% Middlesex 11.0% Morris 21.3% Ocean 19.6% Passaic 14.6% Raritan Valley 12.2% Salem 14.9% Sussex 19.7% Union 5.6% Warren 9.8% Average: 13% at three-year mark!

  8. InstitutionSIX YEAR Graduation Rates(continuously enrolled, first-time, full-time students) Kean 45.1% Montclair 58.3% New Jersey City University 38.1% NJIT 55.2% Ramapo 57.1% Rowan 62.2% Rutgers 69.0% Stockton 61.8% The College of New Jersey 82.7% William Paterson 48.1% Average: 57% at six-year mark!

  9. One Example • Hiring for position of linesperson • Dozens of jobs available • $40,000+ and overtime • Benefits, promotions, training • Five job fairs in urban New Jersey yielded 550 applicants with high school diplomas • Each given aptitude test in 7th grade math and language arts • RESULT?

  10. Another Company • Exactly half (275) failed aptitude test • Company proceeded with remaining 275 • Criminal background checks • Credit checks • Drug tests • Driving records • ULTIMATE RESULT? • ONLY 2 were admitted into company training program

  11. Results • In New Jersey, with one of the most highly touted K-12 systems: • Only 25% of New Jersey high school graduates earn a college degree. • Ultimately, jobs go unfilled and migrate overseas. • AEA announced 3.2 million jobs leaving this country (engineers and technicians) due to lack of workers. • $240 billion lost in national wealth • $80 billion lost in tax revenues.

  12. Why Happening? • Research points to lack of rigor in high school. • College-prep for all even if college only for some. • Individuals who have completed rigorous high school courses can make up to 13% more every year even without college. • Automotive manuals written at reading level of college junior.

  13. It’s a Tech World • Advancing technology eliminates low skill jobs and requires workers with more skills. • Toll booth operators • Phone operators • Bank tellers • Grocery cashiers • Burger flippers • Borders erased – we are living on a flat world. Employers can hire anyone, anyplace, anytime, any cost. . . . . . . . EZ Pass . . Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . ATM Machines . . Bar Code Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robots

  14. Most Important • Math is CRITICAL! • Students complete: Chance for Degree: • Algebra I • Geometry • Algebra II 8% 23% 40%

  15. Exceed Minimum • More is better. • Students complete: Chance for Degree: • Algebra I • Geometry • Algebra II • Trigonometry • Pre-Calculus • Calculus 8% 23% 40% 62% 74% 80%

  16. As Students . . . • A single remedial course makes makes an individual SIX times less likely to graduate • Remedial courses: • Are not ‘credit-bearing’ • Are as expensive as credit-bearing courses • High school students who have earned C’s and D’s have only a 50-50 chance of earning even one college credit

  17. Research-based • Rigorous courses prepare students for college, work and life • Increase student scores on the SAT by 100 points • Result in less remediation • Can double or triple chances of earning a college degree

  18. Specific Sequence • Research defines minimal sequence ofcourses that correlate to success in college and life: • Algebra I, II, Geometry • Biology, Chemistry, Physics • Four years of ‘college-prep’ English • Two years of a single World Language • Three years of Social Studies, and • One semester of Economics

  19. Convince Them • LearnDoEarn • Convinces students to work harder in middle and high school. • Great results: • Increased enrollments (voluntary) in Physics (250%), Economics (220%), Algebra and Chemistry (8 – 33%) • Also Columbia researchers identified increased attendance and punctuality rates in low income, high minority school that is intensely using LearnDoEarn

  20. Convince Them • LearnDoEarn • Uses the inherent power of the business community as future employers to deliver a blunt, honest message about what it takes to succeed in college, work and life. • About 150 schools using thanks to corporate sponsorship.

  21. Get LearnDoEarn • LearnDoEarn • Middle School program • Focus on academic achievement and work ethic • High School program • Three separate components focus on academic achievement, work ethic, getting/keeping a job, personal ethics, employability, financial literacy. • Presentations free online • Can purchase ($250 - $1,250 or $1,500) • GET FOR FREE!

  22. Get For FREE • LearnDoEarn • Middle School and/or High School • Enough corporate sponsors to support 150 schools • Attend morning or afternoon session at DOE in Trenton on February 2, 3, 4. • Some schools have local sponsors giving LearnDoEarn extreme(banner, Scavenger Hunt, etc.) • Only caveat: • Must commit to deployment • Must do ½ page feedback (with pictures as appropriate)

  23. Sponsored Schools • Mount Olive Township Middle School or High School • New Brunswick High School • North Bergen High Schooland 1 Middle School • Passaic High School • Paterson JFK High School • Pennsauken High School and Middle School • Perth Amboy High Schooland two Middle Schools • Phillipsburg High School and Middle School • Piscataway High School • Secaucus High School and Middle School • Sterling High School • Wall Township High School or Middle School • Bayonne High School • Belvidere High School • Boonton Middle School or High School • Brick Township Middle School or High School • Dover Middle School or High School • Elizabeth • Freehold Middle School or High School • Gloucester High School and Middle School • Lakewood High School and Middle School • Linden High School and 2 Middle Schools • Little Ferry Elementary School • Long Branch High School and Middle School • Lyndhurst High School • Magnolia Elementary School

  24. Thank You www.LearnDoEarn.org

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