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Ready by 21  . ready for College. Ready for Work. Ready for Life.

Ready by 21  . ready for College. Ready for Work. Ready for Life. Elizabeth Gaines, Policy Director, Forum for Youth Investment March 24, 2010. Maryland’s Child Well Being Results . Child Well-being Results. Take Aim on the Big Picture How are Young People Doing?.

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  1. Ready by 21. ready for College. Ready for Work. Ready for Life. Elizabeth Gaines, Policy Director, Forum for Youth Investment March 24, 2010

  2. Maryland’s Child Well Being Results Child Well-being Results

  3. Take Aim on the Big PictureHow are Young People Doing?

  4. Thinking Outside of the Box 21+ . . . 0 Civic Social Emotional Physical Vocational Cognitive Outcome Areas ? ? Ages ? After School programs School Morning . . . Night At its best, school only fills a portion of developmental space Times of Day

  5. Who is Responsible for filling the Rest of the space? ? • Families • Peer Groups • Schools and Training Organizations • Higher Education • Youth-Serving Organizations • CBOs (Non-Profit Service Providers and Associations) • Businesses (Jobs, Internships and Apprenticeships) • Faith-Based Organizations • Libraries, Parks, and Recreation Departments • Community-Based Health and Social Service Agencies

  6. Stakeholder Wheel © Ready by 21 and the Ready by 21 Logo are registered trademarks of the Forum for Youth Investment.

  7. Insulating the Education Pipeline BASIC SERVICES transportation, health, mental health, housing, financial P-20 EDUCATION PIPELINE Early Childhood Post Secondary Work & Career K – 12 System Child care After-school Civic/Social/Work Social & Strategic Placement Providers Programs Opportunities Supports & Coaching LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS

  8. Researchers Gambone, Connell & Klem (2002) estimate that only 4 in 10 young people are doing well in their early 20s. 2 in 10 4 in 10 4 in 10 • 22% are doing poorly in two life areas and not well in any • Productivity: High school diploma or less plus unemployed or on welfare • Health: Poor health, bad health habits, unsupportive relationships • Connectedness: Commit illegal activity once a month 35% are doing okay – doing poorly in no more than one life area and doing well in at most one – and doing okay in the rest • 43% are doing well in two life areas and okay in one • Productivity: Attend college and/or work steadily • Health: Good health, positive health habits, healthy relationships • Connectedness: Volunteer, politically active, active in religious institutions, active in community

  9. Too few students are ready for college, work or life. More high school diplomas are not the only answer.

  10. Post Secondary Degree/ Certificate Benefits • In 2006 alone, a high school graduate earned $30,072 while Associate degree holders earned $39,846 and Bachelor’s degree earned $56,897 (Center for American Progress). • The income premium for adults with any post-secondary education is $9,000—25,000 dollars annually (Center for American Progress). • PSE certificate/degree holders also receive other forms of compensation, such as health insurance and retirement benefits.

  11. Most High School Grads Go On To Postsecondary Within 2 Years 4-year College Completion, however, varies enormously with income Note: SES is a weighted variable developed by NCES, which includes parental education levels and occupations and family income. “High” and “low” refer to the highest and lowest quartiles of SES. Source: NELS: 88, Second (1992) and Third (1994) Follow up; in, USDOE, NCES, “Access to Postsecondary Education for the 1992 High School Graduates”, 1998, Table 2. Slide source: Education Trust

  12. Vulnerable, Disadvantaged or Disconnected: Common Youth Profiles • Lack connections to networks for education, employment, supports and services, and community connections. • Lack academic and workforce preparation because they possess low academic, workforce and interpersonal skills. • Need access to stable basic services such as housing, transportation, financial literacy, and health services. • Can be at different gradients of the disconnected spectrum.

  13. Are They Ready to Work? • Employer survey conducted with The Conference Board, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and the Society for Human Resource Management • Gain a better understanding of key workforce skills and the readiness of new entrants to the workforce.

  14. Top 5 Required Skills • Professionalism • Oral Communication • Written Communication • Teamwork • Critical Thinking Source: “Are They Really Ready to Work?” (2006)

  15. Overall Preparation of New Entrants to the Workforce Source: “Are They Really Ready to Work? (2006)”

  16. Jobs Are Changing • Employers project hiring greater percentages of individuals with post secondary degrees, and fewer with only a high school degree. Source: “Are They Really Ready to Work? (2006)”

  17. Improved academic instruction is critical, but too few students are getting all of the supports they need.

  18. What Research Tells Us The National Research Council List America’s Promise Five Promises • Physical and Psychological Safety • Appropriate Structure SAFE PLACES • Supportive Relationships • Opportunities to Belong CARING ADULTS • Positive Social Norms • Support for Efficacy and Mattering OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP OTHERS • Opportunities for Skill-Building • Integration of Family, School and Community Efforts EFFECTIVE EDUCATION • Basic Services (implied) HEALTHY START

  19. Do these supports really make a difference? Even in adolescence? ABSOLUTELY Gambone and colleagues show that youth with supportive relationships as they enter high school are 5 times more likely to leave high school well-prepared than those with weak relationships. These students are then 4 times more likely to be doing well as young adults.

  20. We can change these odds if we change the way we do business

  21. Systems: Aging in, Aging Out Many vulnerable young people are also attempting to navigate in and out of multiple systems.

  22. Struggling Systems • All big systems – child welfare, juvenile justice, K-12 education, higher education, employment and training, health/mental health, public housing – lean towards risk management and away from creative problem-solving, making them difficult to navigate, especially for those with multiple risks. • As large numbers of young people look for pathways into and out of systems, institutions are looking for ways to adapt and respond to this need.

  23. System Changes Should Focus On: • Applying a youth-centered approach • Becoming user-friendly and easy to navigate • Involving partnerships with multiple government sectors and community based organizations • Ensuring young people have a champion in the system (i.e. community based organization)

  24. Providing These Supports CAN Change the Odds Gambone/Connell’s research suggests that if all young people got the supports they needed in early adolescence, the picture could change… from 4 in 10 doing well to 7 in 10 doing well

  25. Powerful Solutions for Passionate LeadersBroader PartnershipsBigger GoalsBolder StrategiesBetter Data What is the Ready by 21 National Challenge?

  26. Ready by 21 National Partnership Mobilization Partners represent state and local government, business, education, nonprofit and community leaders Founding / Managing Partner Signature Partner Mobilization Partners

  27. Ready by 21 National Partnership Technical partners representing organizations with expertise in using data indicators and report cards, mapping fiscal and program resources, improving program and staff quality, and building capacity of leaders to make change

  28. Examples of Federal Opportunities In the P-20 Education Pipeline --------------------- Race to the Top, State Longitudinal Data Systems --------------------- • Investing in Innovation Fund • High School Graduation Initiative (OVAE) • Fund for the Improvement of Education • includes Data Quality • Diploma Plus (CYDE/ Funded by Gates) • Pathways to College Act • Enhancing Education Through Technology • School Improvement Grants • Teacher Incentive Fund • Job Corps • AmeriCorps • Green Jobs • American Graduation Initiative • Higher Education Opportunity Act • Early Learning Challenge Grants • Head Start • IDEA Part C K – 12 System Post Secondary Work & Career Early Childhood • Child Care and Development Block Grant  • Title 1               • IDEA Part B             • Summer Youth   Employment Program • Workforce Investment Act  • Serve America Act             • 21st Century Learning Centers             LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS: After-school - Civic Opportunities - Social Supports - Placement & Coaching BASIC SERVICES: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, SCHIP Comprehensive efforts to support the entire pipe: Full-Service Community Schools, Promise Neighborhoods

  29. American Graduation Initiative • Goal: An additional 5 million community college graduates by 2020 (degrees and certificates) • Create Community College Challenge Fund • Fund innovative approaches to promote college completion (College Access and Completion Fund) • Modernize facilities • Create new online skills laboratory

  30. HR 3221 (American Graduation Initiative) • President announced AGI in September • House passed HR 3221 (Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act) and it would have: • Created Community College Challenge Fund • Funded innovative approaches to promote college completion (College Access and Completion Fund) • But on Sunday it ended up as part of the Budget Reconciliation Package © 2008 The Forum for Youth Investment. Ready by 21 and the Ready by 21 Logo are registered trademarks of the Forum for Youth Investment.

  31. The Bad News… The following SAFRA provisions not in the student aid reform portion of the reconciliation bill passed by the House: • the Obama Administration's proposal to revise the Perkins Loan Program, • a provision to lower interest rates on student loans, • funding for Obama's American Graduation Initiative to help community colleges graduate 5 million more students by 2020, • and $2.5 billion for a new College Access and Completion Fund. © 2008 The Forum for Youth Investment. Ready by 21 and the Ready by 21 Logo are registered trademarks of the Forum for Youth Investment.

  32. The GOOD News… The reconciliation bill passed by the House includes: • $61 billion to help pay off the current Pell Grant shortfall, increase the maximum award in future years, and provide additional funding for higher education; • $750 million to expand the College Access Challenge Grant Program; • $2 billion to fund a Department of Labor career training program; • $2.55 billion for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs); • $1.5 billion to provide more generous income-based repayment to student loan borrowers. © 2008 The Forum for Youth Investment. Ready by 21 and the Ready by 21 Logo are registered trademarks of the Forum for Youth Investment.

  33. Student Aid Reform in Healthcare Bill • The reconciliation bill was passed shortly after the House passed the Senate-passed healthcare reform bill, which included several student aid provisions. • This bill, now ready to be signed by the President into law, obviously includes significant health reforms but also included student aid reforms. • Establish an authorization level for Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students of $51,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. • Eliminate the requirement for independent students to supply parental financial information to apply for aid • Grants for institutions to provide tuition and fee assistance to direct care workers who are employed in long-term care settings © 2008 The Forum for Yout E liminate the requirement for independent students to supply parental financial information to apply for aid h Investment. Ready by 21 and the Ready by 21 Logo are registered trademarks of the Forum for Youth Investment.

  34. Sources • National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, • http://www.nasfaa.org/publications/2010/greconpass032210.html • “House approves huge changes to student loan program,” The Washington Post • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/21/AR2010032103548_2.html?sid=ST2010032200025 © 2008 The Forum for Youth Investment. Ready by 21 and the Ready by 21 Logo are registered trademarks of the Forum for Youth Investment.

  35. Promising Programs Diploma Plus • What: aneducation model that provides a rigorous, relevant, and student-centered education alternative. • Goal: to transform students’ learning experience so they will achieve success in high school, college and careers. Gateway to College • What: a dual credit program operating within a community college or a charter school located on a community college campus. • Goal: enable young people (who had previously dropped out) to earn a high school diploma while progressing toward a college degree or certificate.

  36. Promising Practices Youth Development Institute (YDI) • Community Education Pathways to Success (CEPS) helps community-based organizations strengthen their services for young people ages 16 to 24 who have dropped out of school with low reading and math levels (below eighth grade). The hallmark of CEPS)is its highly structured approach to youth services. CEPS emphasizes college retention through partnerships with colleges so that young people with GEDs or those who were marginalized in high school can enter and remain in college. YouthBuild USA • Engaging in a pilot initiative and pursuing a comprehensive set of intervention strategies undertaken with multiple partners to help low-income young adults who have dropped out of high school to earn GEDs or diplomas and go on to complete postsecondary programs.

  37. Promising Models Open Doors • What: new types of financial aid, enhanced student services, and curricular and instructional innovations. • Goal: helping low-income students earn college credentials as the pathway to better jobs and further education. • Integral to the demonstration project is a random assignment study measuring how the Opening Doors interventions affect students’ education, labor market, and personal outcomes.

  38. Employer Engagement:Nonprofit Partnerships – Year Up • Year Up is an intensive, year-long training program that offers urban young adults 18-24 a combination of marketable job skills, a corporate apprenticeship, college credits, mentoring and social support and financial stipend. • Results • 75% retention rate • 100% student placement into apprenticeships • 85% of students employed within four months of graduation with average starting salary of $30,000 • 21% full/part time college attendance post-graduation from Year Up • 98 employer partners funding more than 50% of operating costs

  39. To learn more about the ready by 21 challenge or connect with the other partners visit: www.forumfyi.orgor email: danielle@forumfyi.org

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