HMCS Max Bernays Pre-Deployment Brief (May 2024).pptx
The Case For Action
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5. In today’s workforce, jobs require more education than ever before -23% -9% +16% +16% Source: Carnevale, Anthony P. and Donna M. Desrochers, Standards for What? The Economic Roots of K–16 Reform, ETS, 2003. Change in the distribution of education in jobs 1973 v. 2001
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10. Students who take advanced courses are more likely to earn a college degree Bachelor’s degree attainment by highest level of math reached, high school classes of 1982 and 1992 Source: Adelman, Clifford, The Toolbox Revisited: Paths to Degree Completion from High School through College, Table 5, U.S. Department of Education, 2006.
11. And more education means more earning power Source: College Board, Education Pays, 2004. $2.5 million $50,000 Bachelor’s degree $1.8 million $38,000 Associate degree $1.4 million $31,000 High school diploma $1.1 million $22,000 High school dropout Average Lifetime Earnings Average Annual Earnings Education
13. Only about half of African American and Latino students graduate from high school in four years Source: Manhattan Institute , Public High School Graduation and College-Readiness Rates: 1991–2002 , February 2005, http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_08.htm. On-time high school graduation, 2002
14. High school graduation rate: United States trails most developed countries Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Education at a Glance 2004, 2004.
15. Yet only thirteen states require a college- and work-ready diploma … although others plan to Source: Achieve Survey/Research, 2007.
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17. Graduation exams in 26 states establish the performance “floor” Figure reads: Alaska has a mandatory exit exam in 2005 and is withholding diplomas from students based on exam performance. Arizona is phasing in a mandatory exit exam and plans to begin withholding diplomas based on this exam in 2006. Connecticut does not have an exit exam, nor is it scheduled to implement one. Source: Center on Education Policy, based on information collected from state departments of education, July 2005.
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19. The tests Achieve analyzed Source: Achieve, Inc., Do Graduation Tests Measure Up? A Closer Look at State High School Exit Exams, 2004.
20. Students can pass state math tests knowing content typically taught in 7th and 8th grade internationally FL MD MA NJ OH TX Source: Achieve, Inc., Do Graduation Tests Measure Up? A Closer Look at State High School Exit Exams, 2004. Grade when most international students cover content required to pass state math tests
21. Students can pass state English tests with skills ACT expects of 8th and 9th graders FL MD MA NJ OH TX ACT EXPLORE (8th/9th) ACT PLAN (10th) ACT (11th/12th) Source: Achieve, Inc., Do Graduation Tests Measure Up? A Closer Look at State High School Exit Exams, 2004.
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24. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, The Condition of Education, 2004. And most U.S. college students who take remedial courses fail to earn degrees Many college students who need remediation, especially in reading and math, do not earn either an associate or a bachelor’s degree. Percentage of college students not earning degree by type of remedial coursework
25. The result: United States also lags behind most developed countries in college graduation rates Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Education at a Glance 2004, 2004.
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27. Most high school graduates were moderately challenged All high school graduates College students Students who did not go to college Source: Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies, Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work? prepared for Achieve, Inc., 2005.
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29. College instructors/employers confirm high school graduates’ lack of preparation Average estimated proportions of recent high school graduates who are not prepared Source: Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies, Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work? prepared for Achieve, Inc., 2005.
30. Knowing what they know today, high school graduates would have worked harder Source: Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies, Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work? prepared for Achieve, Inc., 2005.
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32. Majority of graduates would have taken harder courses Knowing what you know today about the expectations of college/work … Would have taken more challenging courses in: Would have taken more challenging courses in at least one area Math Science English Source: Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies, Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work? prepared for Achieve, Inc., 2005.
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