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Trends in Pre-K and K-12 Education

Trends in Pre-K and K-12 Education. Dean Karen Symms Gallagher Emery Stoops and Joyce King-Stoops Dean’s Chair. Assumptions. Children and youth are most important resources for sustaining our democratic way of life and our economic viability

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Trends in Pre-K and K-12 Education

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  1. Trends in Pre-K and K-12 Education Dean Karen Symms Gallagher Emery Stoops and Joyce King-Stoops Dean’s Chair

  2. Assumptions • Children and youth are most important resources for sustaining our democratic way of life and our economic viability • Investment in education, health and social services for children and youth is good for everyone • Success in school (cognitive achievement, high school graduation) depends on individual effort, family support and societal commitment

  3. Comparison of US & California Demographics Related to Schooling

  4. Comparison of US & California Demographics Related to Schooling

  5. Comparison of US & California Demographics Related to Schooling

  6. Comparison of US & California Demographics Related to Schooling

  7. 1-China,Hong Kong (1.0) 2- China, Macao (1.1) 5- Russian Federation (1.14) 11- S. Korea (1.17) 15- Italy (1.23) 23- Japan (1.32) 25- EU (1.38) 30- Canada (1.48) 47- China (1.825) 62- USA (2.01) 62 COUNTRIES WITH BELOW REPLACEMENT-LEVEL (2.1) FERTILITY RATES IN 2000-2005

  8. K-12 Student Demographics - California

  9. K-12 Student Demographics in CaliforniaSpecial Programs

  10. ECE enrollments for Disadvantaged Children

  11. Longer Term Effects of High Quality ECE Programs • Improved student achievement • Fewer grade retentions • Fewer special education referrals • Increased graduation rates • Lower incidence of criminal activity

  12. Early Learning Standards Teacher with BA degree Teacher with training in Pre-K Teacher aide has CDA 15 hours of professional development per year Maximum class size – 20 Staff to child ration 1:10 Required screening and referrals to comprehensive health At least one meal/day State monitoring and data collection High Quality Preschool Standards

  13. Targeted: Less expensive At-risk children benefit the most Less likely to receive consistent public support Universal All parents have same option to enroll More administrative costs Greater political support, maybe Targeted vs. Universal ECE

  14. High Quality ECE and reading Importance of 3rd grade reading ability (reading on grade level) Importance of curriculum designed on principles of child development Caring, competent and qualified pre-K teachers

  15. The Problem of Adult Illiteracy • 40 percent of adult Americans have trouble reading job applications, traffic signs, election materials, prescription directions on medicine bottle, reading a bus schedule, newspaper article • 75 percent of unemployed adults have reading and/or writing difficulties

  16. Adult Illiteracy in Los Angeles 3.8 million Angelenos or 53 percent of LA County’s adult work force cannot read a bus schedule Children’s health affects their ability to read and their ability to succeed in kindergarten and first grade If every 3rd grader left 3rd grade able to read at grade level …..

  17. Getting Ready for School • Reading at grade-level by the end of 3rd grade is not a cure-all, but it is a critical goal and must be supported by everyone in our educational system in California and the USA

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