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NO TIME TO WASTE: Getting Serious about High School Transformation

This conference in Washington, DC on November 3, 2005 focuses on the progress and challenges in high school education. It highlights improvements in achievement and narrowing achievement gaps at the elementary and middle school level, but emphasizes the need for further improvement in high school education. The conference examines data from various assessments and state-level examples to underscore the urgency of transforming high schools to ensure student success.

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NO TIME TO WASTE: Getting Serious about High School Transformation

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  1. NO TIME TO WASTE: Getting Serious about High School Transformation Education Trust National Conference Washington, DC November 3, 2005

  2. First, some good news. After more than a decade of fairly flat achievement and stagnant or growing gaps, we appear to be turning the corner.

  3. NAEP Reading, 9 Year-Olds:Record Performance for All Groups

  4. African American-White Gap Narrows to Smallest Size in HistoryNAEP Reading, 9 Year-Olds 26 35 29

  5. Latino-White Gap Narrows to Smallest Size in HistoryNAEP Reading, 9 Year-Olds 21 28 24

  6. NAEP Math, 9 Year-Olds: Record Performance for All Groups

  7. Latino-White Gap Narrows to Smallest Size in HistoryNAEP Math, 9 Year-Olds 17 26 21

  8. NAEP Reading, 13 Year-Olds

  9. NAEP Math, 13 Year-Olds:Increases and Record Performance for All Groups

  10. Bottom Line:When We Really Focus on Something, We Make Progress

  11. Clearly, much more remains to be done in elementary and middle school Too many youngsters still enter high school way behind.

  12. 2005 NAEP Grade 8 ReadingAll Students, Nation Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  13. 2005 NAEP Grade 8 Readingby Race/Ethnicity, Nation Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  14. 2005 NAEP Grade 8 Readingby Family Income, Nation Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  15. 2005 NAEP Grade 8 MathAll Students, Nation Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  16. 2005 NAEP Grade 8 Mathby Race/Ethnicity, Nation Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  17. 2005 NAEP Grade 8 Mathby Family Income, Nation Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  18. But at least we have some traction on these problems.

  19. The Same is NOTTrue of High School

  20. High School

  21. High School Achievement: Math and Science: NAEP Long-Term Trends Source: NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress.

  22. HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT: READING AND WRITINGNAEP Long-Term Trends

  23. NAEP Reading, 17 Year-Olds 21 29

  24. NAEP Math, 17 Year-Olds 28 20

  25. Value Added in High School Declined During the Nineties

  26. Value Added Declining in High School Math... Age 13-17 Growth Source: NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress

  27. …Still Age 13-17 Growth Source: Main NAEP 1996, 2000

  28. Reading: Students Entering Better Prepared, But Leaving Worse Source: NAEP 1996 Trends in Academic Progress

  29. Not just a pattern on NAEP.State assessments show similar trends. Take a look at a few examples.

  30. Florida

  31. Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Grade 4 Reading Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 25 31 38 Data Source: Florida State Department of Education, http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcatscor.htm

  32. Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Grade 8 Reading Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 32 34 35 Data Source: Florida State Department of Education, http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcatscor.htm

  33. Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Grade 10 Reading Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 33 30 25 Data Source: Florida State Department of Education, http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcatscor.htm

  34. Pennsylvania

  35. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, Grade 5 Math Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 33 43 Data Source: Pennsylvania State Department of Education, http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/Statewide_disag_4_year_perf__grade_31.pdf

  36. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, Grade 8 Math Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 37 44 Data Source: Pennsylvania State Department of Education, http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/Statewide_disag_4_year_perf__grade_31.pdf

  37. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, Grade 11 Math Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 36 37 Data Source: Pennsylvania State Department of Education, http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/Statewide_disag_4_year_perf__grade_31.pdf

  38. Kansas

  39. Kansas State Assessment, Grade 4 Math Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 20 34 Data Source: Kansas Department of Education, http://www.ksde.org/ayp/2004_assessment_charts.htm

  40. Kansas State Assessment, Grade 7 Math Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 33 40 Data Source: Kansas Department of Education, http://www.ksde.org/ayp/2004_assessment_charts.htm

  41. Kansas State Assessment, Grade 10 Math Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 35 34 Data Source: Kansas Department of Education, http://www.ksde.org/ayp/2004_assessment_charts.htm

  42. Virginia

  43. Virginia Standards of Learning, Grade 5 Reading/Language Arts Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 17 26 Data Source: Virginia Department of Education, http://pen2.vak12ed.edu/cgi-bin/broker?_service=doe_prod&_program=prodcode.doerp101rcdp001.sas

  44. Virginia Standards of Learning, Grade 8 Reading/Language Arts Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 20 26 Data Source: Virginia Department of Education, http://pen2.vak12ed.edu/cgi-bin/broker?_service=doe_prod&_program=prodcode.doerp101rcdp001.sas

  45. Virginia Standards of Learning, End of Grade Reading/Language Arts Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 15 14 Notes: The high school Reading/Language Arts end-of-course SOL exam is first administered in grade 11. The results of this administration are used for AYP purposes. Data reflect results from this administration. Data Source: Virginia Department of Education, http://pen2.vak12ed.edu/cgi-bin/broker?_service=doe_prod&_program=prodcode.doerp101rcdp001.sas

  46. California

  47. California Standards Test, Grade 4 English Language Arts Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 36 35 Data Source: California Department of Education, http://star.cde.ca.gov

  48. California Standards Test, Grade 8 English Language Arts Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 35 32 Data Source: California Department of Education, http://star.cde.ca.gov

  49. California Standards Test, Grade 10 English Language Arts Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity 33 33 Data Source: California Department of Education, http://star.cde.ca.gov

  50. Colorado

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