Trends in PreK and K12 Education

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Trends in Pre-K and K-12 Education

• Dean Karen Symms Gallagher
• Emery Stoops and Joyce King-Stoops Deans Chair

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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

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Comparison of US California Demographics
Related to Schooling
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Comparison of US California Demographics
Related to Schooling
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Comparison of US California Demographics
Related to Schooling
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Comparison of US California Demographics
Related to Schooling
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62 COUNTRIES WITH BELOW REPLACEMENT-LEVEL (2.1)
FERTILITY RATES IN 2000-2005

• 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)

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K-12 Student Demographics - California
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K-12 Student Demographics in CaliforniaSpecial
Programs
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ECE enrollments for Disadvantaged Children
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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

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High Quality Preschool Standards

• 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 110
• Required screening and referrals to comprehensive
  health
• At least one meal/day
• State monitoring and data collection

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Targeted vs. Universal ECE

• 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

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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

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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

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Adult Illiteracy in Los Angeles

• 3.8 million Angelenos or 53 percent of LA
  Countys adult work force cannot read a bus
  schedule
• Childrens 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 ..

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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