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Edwin McLenaghan, Public Policy Analyst, NC Budget and Tax Center North Carolina Justice Center

NC Justice Center. Building a Better Economy, Together: The Role of Public Structures and Systems in Ensuring a Future of Shared Prosperity in North Carolina. Edwin McLenaghan, Public Policy Analyst, NC Budget and Tax Center North Carolina Justice Center P.O. Box 28068 * Raleigh, NC 27611

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Edwin McLenaghan, Public Policy Analyst, NC Budget and Tax Center North Carolina Justice Center

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  1. NC Justice Center Building a Better Economy, Together:The Role of Public Structures and Systems in Ensuring a Future of Shared Prosperity in North Carolina Edwin McLenaghan, Public Policy Analyst, NC Budget and Tax Center North Carolina Justice Center P.O. Box 28068 * Raleigh, NC 27611 Ph: (919) 856-3192, edwin@ncjustice.org

  2. Overview of Presentation • Meeting the Needs of North Carolina’s Changing Economy • How Do We Get There? • Challenges to A Completion Agenda • Public Structures and Systems Squeezed by Declining Resources & Growing Demand

  3. Meeting the Needs of North Carolina’s Changing Economy

  4. Meeting the Needs of North Carolina’s Changing Economy • College Completion Rates Inadequate to Meet Future Needs • Over half (58%) of North Carolina students seeking a bachelors degree graduate within six years • Only one-fifth (21%) of two-year students complete a degree within three years

  5. How do we get there?

  6. How do we get there? • Strengthen Entire Birth-to-Career Pipeline • “Large bodies of research have shown how poor health and nutrition inhibit child development and learning and, conversely, how high-quality early childhood and preschool education programs can enhance them.” • Dr. Helen Ladd & Edward Fiske, NY Times Op-Ed • “The notion of synergies lies behind such initiatives as the Harlem Children’s Zone, which seeks to intervene in children’s lives from birth through college. The promise of such comprehensive programs is that they can achieve higher returns than each separate program can do alone.” - Dr. Timothy Bartik, author of Investing in Kids

  7. How do we get there? • What Works? • Holistic Birth-to-Five Interventions • Smart Start & NC Pre-K • Nurse-Family Partnerships • K-12 • Small class sizes for at-risk students • Access to adequate nutrition and health services • Extended learning time with high-quality teachers and mentors • Post-Secondary • Early College High Schools • Career Pathways • Preserve affordability and enhance student support services

  8. Challenges to a Completion Agenda

  9. Challenges to a Completion Agenda 1 in 4 North Carolina Children lived in Poverty in 2010

  10. Challenges to a Completion Agenda

  11. What is North Carolina achieving?

  12. State investments support public structures, economic opportunity Total FY2011-12 State Appropriations: $19.7 billion Source: General Assembly Money Report

  13. Fewer Resources to Support Public Structures

  14. Additional Demands on Support Public Structures

  15. Additional Demands on Support Public Structures

  16. Additional Demands on Support Public Structures

  17. Questions or Comments? • Contact Information: • Edwin McLenaghan, Public Policy Analyst • North Carolina Justice Center • P.O. Box 28068 * Raleigh, NC 27611 • Ph: (919) 856-3192, edwin@ncjustice.org

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