Goals for Education

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Challenge to Lead

• Goals for Education
• Challenge to Lead Arkansas
• 2004

SouthernRegionalEducationBoard
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Targets for State Action

• Transitions
• Pre-K to elementary school
• Middle to high school
• High school to postsecondary education and
• the workplace
• Closing the achievement gaps
• Race/ethnicity
• Geography
• Gender
• Education systems
• Aligned curricula/assessments
• Data from schools and colleges linked
• Accountable to the public

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State Profile

• Enrollment trends since 1991
• Enrollment projections through 2011
• Minority student enrollment in schools in 2000
• Children in poverty in 2000

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State Profile
Change in Enrollment Public Elementary and
Secondary Schools 1991 to 2001
Source SREB Fact Book on Higher Education, 2003
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State Profile
Estimated Change in Enrollment Public Elementary
and Secondary School 2001 to 2011
Source SREB Fact Book on Higher Education, 2003
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State Profile
Minority Student Enrollment Public Elementary
and Secondary Schools 2000
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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State Profile
Children Age 18 and Younger in Poverty 2000
Sources U.S. Bureau of the Census and the Annie
E. Casey Foundation
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First-Grade Readiness
Children in Poverty Compared With Children
Served in Prekindergarten Programs 2003
200 or more
100 to 199
Less than 100
Sources U.S. Head Start Bureau and data reported
by states
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Achievement in the Early Grades
Increases in Scale Scores Fourth-Grade NAEP
Reading Results 1998 to 2003
Significant increases
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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Achievement in the Early Grades
Fourth-Grade NAEP Reading Results 2003
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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Achievement in the Early Grades
Fourth-Grade NAEP Reading Results Percent Scoring
At or Above the Basic Level Race/Ethnicity,
Arkansas
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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Achievement in the Early Grades
Fourth-Grade NAEP Reading Results Percent Scoring
At or Above the Basic Level School Location,
2003
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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Achievement in the Middle Grades
Eighth-Grade NAEP Mathematics Results 2003
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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Achievement in the Middle Grades
Eighth-Grade NAEP Mathematics Results Percent
Scoring At or Above the Basic Level
Race/Ethnicity, Arkansas
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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Achievement in the Middle Grades
Eighth-Grade NAEP Mathematics Results Percent
Scoring At or Above the Basic Level School
Location, 2003
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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Achievement in the Middle Grades
Eighth-Grade Students on Track for College-Prep
Math in High School 2003
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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High School Graduation
Four-Year High School Graduation Rate 2001
Source National Center for Education Statistics
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High School Graduation
GEDs Issued in 2000 to 18- to 24-Years-Olds in
Arkansas Without High School Credentials
Out of 100 young adults in Arkansas without high
school credentials
4 earned GEDs
Sources U.S. Bureau of the Census and American
Council on Education
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College and Career Readiness
Percent of Public High Schools With Students
Taking Advanced Placement Exams 2003
Fewer than 60
60 to 74
75 or more
United States 66 SREB 78
Source The College Board
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College and Career Readiness
AP Exams per 1,000 Juniors and Seniors 2003
Includes students at public and private schools
Source The College Board
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College and Career Readiness
Seniors Taking the ACT Assessment And Completing
ACTs Recommended Core Curriculum
Source ACT, Inc.
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College and Career Readiness
Average Composite ACT Scores
Source ACT, Inc.
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College and Career Readiness
Average Composite ACT Scores by
Race/Ethnicity Arkansas

Source ACT, Inc.
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College and Career Readiness
Percent of Career/Technical Students Scoring At
or Above the Basic Level on the High Schools
That Work Reading Assessment by Completion of
English Curriculum, 2002
Source Special Analyses of 2002 HSTW Assessment
Data
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College and Career Readiness
Percent of Career/Technical Students Scoring At
or Above the Basic Level on the High Schools
That Work Mathematics Assessment by Completion of
Mathematics Curriculum, 2002
Source Special Analyses of 2002 HSTW Assessment
Data
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College and Career Readiness
Percent of Career/Technical Students Scoring At
or Above the Basic Level on the High Schools
That Work Science Assessment by Completion of
Science Curriculum, 2002
Source Special Analyses of 2002 HSTW Assessment
Data
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Adult Literacy and Job Training
25- to 44-Year-Olds Without High School
Credentials Enrolled in Adult Education 2000
Sources U.S. Bureau of the Census and U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Vocational and
Adult Education
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Postsecondary Certificates Degrees
College Enrollment Rates of Recent High School
Graduates

Source SREB Fact Book on Higher Education, 2003
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Postsecondary Certificates Degrees
Adults With Bachelors Degrees or Higher 2000
Source SREB Fact Book on Higher Education, 2003
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School Performance Standards
Schools in Need of Improvement, 2003
Academic Distress Watch List 6 School
Districts Academic Distress Phase 2 2 School
Districts Fiscal Distress Phase 1 8 School
Districts Fiscal Distress Phase 3 0 School
Districts
Academic Distress Phase 1 0 School
Districts Academic Distress Phase 3 0 School
Districts Fiscal Distress Phase 2 4 School
Districts
Source Arkansas Department of Education
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School Leadership
Rating 2002 2004
Indicators Identify future school
leaders Redesign leadership programs around
school curriculum and instruction Incorporate
school-based experiences in leading school
improvement into preparation programs Base
professional licensure on improved schools and
classroom practices Alternative pathways to
initial licensure for principals Provide
academies to support school leadership teams in
low-performing schools
No Progress
Some Progress
Substantial Progress
Little Progress
Promising Progress
Source SREB Leadership Initiative
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Qualified Teachers
Core Academic Classes in Grades 7-12
Taught by Teachers Without Strong Content
Preparation 2000
Source The Education Trust
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Qualified Teachers
Average Salaries for Teachers Public Elementary
and Secondary Schools
Source National Education Association
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College and University Accountability
Average Salaries of Full-Time Instructional
Faculty at Public Four-Year Colleges and
Universities and Public Two-Year Colleges 2003
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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College and University Accountability
Six-Year Graduation Rates Public Four-Year
Colleges and Universities First-time Freshmen
Entering Fall 1995 2001
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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College and University Accountability
Masters and Doctoral Degrees Awarded in Sciences
and Technologies Public and Private Colleges and
Universities Arkansas
Source SREB Fact Book on Higher Education, 2003
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College and University Accountability
Research and Development Spending at the Top 200
Public and Private Colleges and Universities
2000
1992
Source SREB Fact Book on Higher Education, 2003
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Education System That is Accountable
Percent Meeting State Standard in
Reading Compared With Percent Scoring At or
Above the NAEP Basic Level in Reading 2003
Fourth Grade State standard NAEP
results AR AR U.S. 61
60 62 Eighth Grade State
standard NAEP results AR AR
U.S. 41 70 72
Sources Arkansas Department of Education and
National Center for Education Statistics
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Education System That is Accountable
K-12 Funding Changes in Arkansas 1991 to 2001
SREB
57
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81
Sources National Center for Education Statistics
and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Education System That is Accountable
Funding Changes Public Four-Year Colleges and
Universities Arkansas, 1991 to 2001
SREB
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-5
58
State general-purpose funds
Sources SREB-State Data Exchange and U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics
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Education System That is Accountable
Funding Increases Public Four-Year Colleges and
Universities Arkansas, 2001 to 2003
SREB
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9
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State general-purpose and educational
special-purpose funds
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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Education System That is Accountable
Funding Changes per-Full-Time-Equivalent Student
Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities Arkansa
s, 2001 to 2003
SREB
14
2
-4
State general-purpose and educational
special-purpose funds
Source SREB-State Data Exchange
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Education System That is Accountable
Funding Changes per Full-Time-Equivalent
Student Public Four-Year Colleges and
Universities Arkansas, 2001 to 2003 (adjusted for
inflation)
SREB
6.9
-4.2
-9.8
State general-purpose and educational
special-purpose funds
Sources SREB-State Data Exchange and U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics
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References
Pages 4 5 SREB Fact Book on Higher Education,
2003 www.sreb.org Page 6 National Center for
Education Statistics Digest of Education
Statistics www.nces.ed.gov Page 7 U.S. Bureau of
the Census Current Population Survey and the
Annie E. Casey Foundation Census Data
Online www.census.gov www.aecf.org Page 8 State
departments of education, the U.S. Head Start
Bureau and the National Institute for Early
Education Research State of Preschool www2.acf.dh
hs.gov/programs/hsb/ www.nieer.org Pages 9
12 National Center for Education Statistics
National Assessment of Educational Progress,
Reading Assessments www.nces.ed.gov Pages 13
16 National Center for Education Statistics
National Assessment of Educational Progress,
Mathematics Assessments www.nces.ed.gov
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References
Page 17 National Center for Education Statistics
Public High School Dropouts and Completers from
the Common Core of Data School Year
2000-2001 www.nces.ed.gov Page 18 U.S. Bureau
of the Census and the American Council on
Education 2000 GED Statistical Report Census
data reported on www.higheredinfo.org
www.acenet.edu Pages 19 20 The College
Board Advanced Placement Examination
Statistics www.collegeboard.com Pages 21
23 ACT, Inc. The High School Profile
Report www.act.org Pages 24 26 High Schools
That Work 2002 Assessment Results www.sreb.org
Page 27 U.S. Bureau of the Census and the U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Vocational and
Adult Education Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act Report to Congress on State
Performance Census data reported on
www.higheredinfo.org www.ed.gov
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References
Pages 28 29 SREB Fact Book on Higher Education,
2003 www.sreb.org Page 30 State departments of
education Page 31 SREB Leadership
Initiative www.sreb.org Page 32 The Education
Trust All Talk, No Action Putting an End to
Out-of-Field Teaching www.edtrust.org Page
33 National Education Association www.nea.org Pag
es 34 35 SREB-State Data Exchange www.sreb.org
Pages 36 37 SREB Fact Book on Higher Education,
2003 www.sreb.org
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References
Page 38 State departments of education and the
National Center for Education Statistics
National Assessment of Educational Progress,
Reading Assessments www.nces.ed.gov Page
39 National Center for Education Statistics and
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics www.nces.ed.go
v www.bls.gov Page 40 SREB-State Data Exchange
and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics www.sreb.org w
ww.bls.gov Pages 41 42 SREB-State Data
Exchange www.sreb.org Page 43 SREB-State Data
Exchange and the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics www.sreb.org www.bls.gov
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Challenge to Lead

• Goals for Education
• Challenge to Lead Arkansas
• 2004

SouthernRegionalEducationBoard
For more information, contact Joan Lord, Director
of Educational Policies (joan.lord_at_sreb.org).