rhode island state education data profile - may 2011

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HOW WELL IS RHODE

ISLAND PREPARING ALL

STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE,CAREERS AND LIFE

May 2011


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A high school diploma is no longer enough; now, nearly every good

job requires some education beyond high school such as an

associates or bachelors degree, certificate, license, or completion

of an apprenticeship or significant on-the-job training.

Far too many students drop out or graduate from high school

without the knowledge and skills required for success, closing doors

and limiting their post-high school options and opportunities.

The best way to prepare students for life after high school is to alignK-12 and postsecondary expectations. All students deserve a world-

class education that prepares them for college, careers and life.

Why College- and Career-Ready

Expectations for All?

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A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IS NOLONGER ENOUGH FOR SUCCESS

The changing economy is accelerating theexpectations gap, as careers increasingly requiresome education/training beyond high school,and more developed knowledge and skills.


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4Source: Carnevale, Anthony P. et al. (June 2010). Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs andEducationRequirements Through 2018. Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce.ww9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/FullReport.pdf

Jobs in Todays (and Tomorrows) Workforce

Require More Education and Training


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The Rise of Middle-Skill Jobs

5Source: Holzer, Harry J. and Robert I. Lerman (February 2009). The Future of Middle-SkillJobs.Brookings Institution.

High-skill jobs

Occupations in the professional/technical and managerial categories.

Often require four-year degrees and above

Middle-skill jobs

Occupations that include clerical, sales, construction, installation/repair,

production, and transportation/material moving.

Low-skill jobs

Occupations in the service and agricultural categories.

Often require some education and training beyond high school (but

typically less than a bachelors degree), including associates

degrees, vocational certificates, significant on-the-job training.


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Employment Shares by Occupational Skill Level

6Source: National Skills Coalition (2010). The Bridge to a NewEconomy: Worker TrainingFills the Gap.http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/assets/reports-/the-bridge-to-a-new-economy.pdf ; National Skills Coalition (2011).

State MiddleSkillFactSheets. http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/fact-sheets/state-fact-sheets/


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Education and Training Beyond High School

Is Increasingly Being Demanded

8Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. OccupationalOutlookHandbook, 2010-11 Edition.http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htm


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The Jobs of Tomorrow

9Source: Milano, Jessica,B

ruce Reed & Paul Weinstein Jr. (Sept 2009).A

Matter of Degrees:Tomorrows Fastest GrowingJobs andWhy Community College Graduates WillGet Them. TheNew Democratic Leadership Council.

Rhode Island should be preparing students for the jobs of

tomorrow, not the jobs of yesterday or even today.

A quarter of American workers are now in jobs not even listed in the

Census Bureaus occupation codes in 1967.

Given the growth of new job sectors most notably green jobs it is

common sense to provide all students with a strong foundation that

keeps all doors open and all opportunities available in the future.


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The Public Agrees That Education or

Training Beyond High School

is Necessary for Future Success

10

To really get ahead in life, a

person needs at least some

education beyond high

school, whether that means

university, community

college, technical orvocational school.

To really get ahead in

life, a person needs more

than just a high school

education.

87

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Source: Achieve, Inc. (2010). Achievingthe Possible: WhatAmericans Think the College andCareer-ReadyAgenda. http://www.achieve.org/files/AchievingThePossible-FinalReport.pdf


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Americas International Edge is Slipping in

Postsecondary Degree Attainment

11Source: OECD. Education at a Glance 2010. (All rates are self-reported.) http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2010_eag-2010-en; National Center for Higher EducationManagement Systems, analysis of 2009 American Community Survey. http://www.higheredinfo.org

0 10 20 30 40 50 60% Young Adults (25-34) with College Degree % Adults (25-64) with College Degree


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% of Citizens with Postsecondary Degrees Among OECD Countries, by Age Group (2 )

- 4 4 - 4 3 -44 2 -34 ALL (2 - 4)

1 U.S. (40%) Canada (44%) Canada (54%) Korea (58%) Canada (49%)

2 Canada (40%) Japan (43%) Japan (48%) Canada (56%) Japan (43%)

3 N.Z. (34%) U.S. (40%) Finland (44%) Japan (55%) U.S. (41%)

4 Finland (29%) N.Z. (38%) U.S. (43%) N.Z. (48%) N.Z. (40%)

Australia (28%) Finland (37%) Korea (43%) Norway (46%) Finland (37%)

Norway (28%) Australia (33%) N.Z. (40%) Ireland (45%) Korea (37%)

7 Switz. (27%) Denmark (32%) Norway (38%) Denmark (43%) Norway (36%)

8 U.K. (27%) Norway (32%) Australia (38%) Belgium (42%) Australia (36%)

Sweden (26%) Switz. (31%) Denmark (37%) Australia (42%) Denmark (34%)

1 Neth. (26%) Neth. (31%) Ireland (37%) U.S. (42%) Ireland (34%)

11 Denmark (26%) Iceland (30%) Switz. (36%) Sweden (41%) Switz. (34%)

12 Japan (26%) U.K. (30%) Iceland (36%) France (41%) U.K. (33%)

13 Germany (24%) Belgium (29%) Belgium (35%) Neth. (40%) Belgium (32%)

14 Iceland (24%) Sweden (28%) U.K. (33%) Spain (39%) Neth. (32%)

1 Belgium (22%) Ireland (27%) Sweden (33%) Luxembourg (39%) Sweden (32%)

4 - 4: Rhode Island (41%) RI (42%) RI (4 %) RI (43%)


Postsecondary Degree Attainment

12Source: OECD. Education at a Glance 2010. http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2010_eag-2010-en ; National Center for Higher Education Management Systems analysis of 2009 AmericanCommunity Survey. http://www.higheredinfo.org


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FAR TOO MANY STUDENTS DROP

OUT OR GRADUATE FROM HIGH

SCHOOL UNPREPARED FOR REALWORLD CHALLENGES


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Of Every 100 9th Graders in Rhode Island

14Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (2008). Student Pipeline- Transition andCompletion Ratesfrom 9th Grade to College. http://www.higheredinfo.org

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9th Graders Grad ateigh hoolin 4 ears

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Fall

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Achievement Remains Low: 8th Grade

Achievement Over Time

15Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress. Analysis of data downloaded fromhttp://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/

8th Grade Math 1 2 2

Rhode Island 16% 28%

U.S. 21% 34%

8th Grade Reading 1 8 2


U.S. 33% 32%

8th Grade Science 1 2


U.S. 29% 30%

%At or Above Proficient on 8th Grade NAEP


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And Gaps Persist: Rhode Islands 8 th Grade

Achievement Gap

16Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress. Analysis of data downloaded fromhttp://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/

Subgroup8th Grade Math

(2 )

8th Grade

Reading (2 )

8th Grade Science

(2 )

All Students 28% 28% 39%

White 35% 34% 33%

Black 8% 9% 8%

Hispanic 8% 11% 5%

Asian 40% 35% 21%

American Indian n/a n/a n/a

%At or Above Proficient on 8th Grade NAEP


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High School Graduation Rates Remain

Inequitable in Rhode Island

17Source: Education Week (2007). Graduation in the UnitedStates.http://www.edweek.org/media/ew/dc/2010/34sos_gradrate.pdf

U.S..I.

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40

60

80

100

American

IndianAsianHispanicBlackWhite

All

51%

81%

56%54%

77%69%

56%

54%

66%

76%71%

n/a


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High School Graduation Rates

18Source: OECD. Education at a Glance 2010. (All rates are self-reported) http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2010_eag-2010-en; National Center for Higher EducationManagement Systems, analysis of 2008 and 2009 American Community Survey. http://www.higheredinfo.org

0 20 40 60 80 100

Iceland

U.K.

Netherlands

Norway

Ireland

Denmark

Germany

Israel

Canada

Poland

Korea

U.S.

hode Island

% Young Adults (25-34) with HS Diploma+ % Adults (25-64) with HS Diploma+


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Enrollment in College Does NOT Equal

College Readiness

19Source: National Center for Education Statistics (2003). RemedialEducation at Degree-GrantingPostsecondary Institutions in Fall2000.

Percentage of U.S. first-year students in two-year and four-yearinstitutions requiring remediation


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Freshmen at Two-Year Colleges are More

Likely to Require Remediation

20Source: National Center for Education Statistics (2003). RemedialEducation at Degree-GrantingPostsecondary Institutions in Fall2000.

0%

5%

0%

5%

20%

25%30%

35%

40%

45%

Reading, Writingor Math

ReadingWriting

Math

42%

20%23%

35%

20%

6%9%16%

Public 2-Year Colleges Public 4-Year Colleges

Percentage of U.S. first-year students requiring remediation,by institution type


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Enrollment in College Does NOT Equal

College Readiness in Rhode Island

21Source: Rhode IslandB

oard of Governors of Higher Education (2009). The Transition fromHigh School toPublicHigher Education in Rhode Island, Classes of 2005, 2006, 2007htt ://www.rib he.or /hi hschoolre ort2005-2007. df

Percentage of Rhode Island first-year students requiring remediationat Community College of Rhode Island over time


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Many College Students Fail to Return Their

Sophomore Year and Go On To Earn Degrees

22Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (2008).Retention Rates -

First-Time College Freshmen ReturningTheirSecondYear; Graduation Rates.http://www.higheredinfo.org/

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Completion (4-Year)Persistence (4-

Year)Persistence (2-

Year)

56%

75%

54%64%

81%

56%


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Many College Students Fail to Earn a

Degree in Rhode Island

23Source: NCES. IPEDS Graduation RateSurvey,analyzed by National Center for Management ofHigher Education Systems.

Percent of students earning a bachelors degreewithin six years in Rhode Island, 2 7


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The Majority of Graduates Would Have Taken

Harder Courses, Particularly in Mathematics

24Source: Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies (2005). Rising to the Challenge:AreHigh SchoolGraduates Preparedfor College andWork? Washington, DC: Achieve.

Would have taken

more challenging

courses in at least

one area

Math

Science

English

Knowing what you know today about the expectations of college/work


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A MORE RIGOROUS & RELEVANT

HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION WILL

OPEN DOORS FOR STUDENTS AND KEEP THEM OPEN


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Personal Benefits of Education in Rhode Island

While there may be jobs available to high school dropouts and

graduates, they often pay l and off r l c rit ythan jobs

held by those with at least some postsecondary experience.

The link between educational attainment and gainful employmentis clear:

More education is associated with higher

earnings and higher rates of employment.


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27Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2010). Current Population Survey. Figures are based on the total personsin the civilian labor force. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstc/cps_table_creator.html

Personal Benefits of Education in Rhode Island

Rhode IslandStatistics: TotalUnemployment: 13%, Mean Income: $46,420


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28Source:Carnevale, Anthony P. et al. (June 2010). Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs andEducation Requirements Through

2018. Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce. www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/FullReport.pdfAnalysis based on authors analysis of March 2008 CPS data.

Benefits to Education


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29Source:ACT (2010). ACT 2009 Results. http://www.act.org/news/data/09/states.html ; College Board. Mean 2010SATScores byState. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/2010-sat-trends.pdf

Rhode Islands Students Taking College

Admissions Exams

2 1 Rhode Island U.S.

Participation in ACT 11% 47%

Average ACT Score 22.8 21

Participation in SAT 67% 47%

Average SAT Score 1477 1509


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31Source: College Board (2011). AP Report to the Nation.http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/7th-annual-ap-report-to-the-nation-2011.pdf

Students Participating in Advanced

Placement and Exceeding College and Career

Readiness

Percent of all 12th Graders Participating inAdvanced Placement (2 8)


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The College- and Career-Ready Agenda

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Align high school standards with the demands of collegeand careers.Align high school standards with the demands of collegeand careers.

Require students to take a college- and career-ready

curriculum to earn a high school diploma.

Require students to take a college- and career-ready

curriculum to earn a high school diploma.

Build college- and career-ready measures into statewidehigh school assessment systems.Build college- and career-ready measures into statewidehigh school assessment systems.

Develop reporting and accountability systems thatpromote college and career readiness.Develop reporting and accountability systems thatpromote college and career readiness.


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Rhode Islands Commitment to

Closing the Expectations Gap to Date

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In 2 6 Rhode Island adopted PK-12 academic standards aligned

with college- and career-ready expectations.

Rhode Island adopted the Common Core State Standards in July

2 1 .

Rhode Island was a Round 2 winner of the Race to the Top statecompetition.

Rhode Island is a Governing state in the Partnership for

Assessment of College and Career Readiness (PARCC), a

consortium of states working to develop a common assessment

system using Race to the Top Common Assessment funds.


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How Rhode Island Can Continue to

Build on its Momentum

Leverage Race to the Top funds to advance the states college- and career-ready agenda, and build support structures for students to ensure they are fully

prepared to meet the raised expectations.

Realize the promise of the Common Core State Standards by implementing

them fully and successfully, taking into consideration the related curricular and

policy changes.

Remain committed to the goals of PARCC and developing a next-generation,

computer-based assessment system anchored by college- and career-ready tests

in high school that will let students know if they are ready for college-level

coursework and measure the full range of the Common Core State Standards.

Adopt college- and career-ready graduation requirements, aligned to the

Common Core State Standards, to ensure all students are prepared, and eligible,

for entry into college and skilled careers.

Continue to make progress on the states data collection efforts, particularly

around linking student-level data across the K-12 and postsecondary systems.

Re-examine the states K-12 accountability system to determine how it can

reward measures of college and career readiness.


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