Why Break Ranks?

1. Why Break Ranks?

2. Even as some students are achieving less, the economy is demanding more from them. Jobs requiring a college degree are the fastest-growing sector of the ecomony. Over a lifetime, a college graduate will earn nearly $1 million more than a high school dropout. Why Break Ranks?

3. In the past 5 years, the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs has dropped from 2 million to 200,000. Eighty percent of prison inmates are high school dropouts. Why Break Ranks?

4. The racial and economic disparity in graduation rates is as wide as ever. Half of all African-American and Hispanic students will drop out, and only 18% will graduate from high school ready for college. Children from affluent families are 11 times more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree than are children from low-income families. Why Break Ranks?

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7. A Million Dollar Mistake Annual Earnings in 2000

8. Why Break Ranks? Source: Jay Greene and Greg Foster. Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Roles in the United States. The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. September 2003.

9. What Happens to Entering 9th Graders … Four Years Later 37% Graduate from High School NOT College-Ready 29% Dropout of High School 34% Graduate from High School College-Ready Source: Greene & Winters, 2005

10. Only 54% of Native American, 52% of Hispanic, and 51% of African American students graduate. National Graduation Rates • Only 70% of all high students graduate with a diploma. • Only 54% of Native American, 52% of Hispanic, and 51% of African American students graduate. Source: Greene and Forster, Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States, 2003

11. 8th Grade Scores in the Nation:Percentage Likely to Read Far Below Grade Level Source: U.S. Department of Education, 2003

12. Young People from High Income Families . . . . . 60% Young People from Low Income Families. . . . . . . 7% Why Break Ranks? College Graduates by Age 26 Source: Tom Mortenson, Research Seminar on Public Policy Analysis Opportunity for Post Secondary, 1997

13. U.S. RANK READING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15th MATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19th SCIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14th Why Break Ranks? US 15 Year-Olds Among 32 Participating Countries

14. Ten Trends • For the first time in history, the old will out-number the young. • The U.S. will become a nation of minorities by mid-century. • Social and intellectual capitol will become the primary economic value (Information Age). • Education is shifting from averages to individuals (Standardization vs. Personalization). • The Millennial generation will insist on solutions to accumulated problems. Source: Gary Marx. Ten Trends: Educating Children for Tomorrow’s World. 2003.

15. Ten Trends • Continuous improvement and collaboration will replace quick fixes and defense of the status quo. • Technology will increase the speed of communication and the pace of advancement or decline. • Knowledge creation and breakthrough thinking will stir a new era of enlightenment. • Scientific discoveries and social realities will force difficult ethical choices. • Competition will increase as industries and professions intensify their efforts to attract and keep talented people. Source: Gary Marx. Ten Trends: Educating Children for Tomorrow’s World. 2003.

16. Emerging Careers • Artificial Intelligence Technician • Automobile Fuel Cell Battery Technician • Cybrarian • Image Consultant • Information Broker • Medical Diagnostic Imaging Technician • Neuromarketing Source: Gary Marx. Ten Trends: Educating Children for Tomorrow’s World. 2003.

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