Educational Needs Index Project Selected Oklahoma Highlights

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Educational Needs Index ProjectSelected Oklahoma
Highlights
Houston D. Davis, Ph.D., Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education Brian E. Noland, Ph.D., West
Virginia Higher Education Policy
Commission Patrick Kelly, National Center for
Higher Education Management Systems
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This research is sponsored by

• Additional thanks to
• Tennessee Higher Education Commission
• West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
• National Center for Higher Education Management
  Systems
• Austin Peay State University

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Concerns with Reliance Upon State-level Data
Indicators
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Educational Attainment Percent of Adults 25 to
64 with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, 2004
Source 2004 American Community Survey, Public
Use Microdata Samples
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Personal Income Per Capita (), 2005
60,000
47,819
50,000
44,289
43,771
41,760
40,507
38,408
38,390
37,946
37,373
40,000
37,065
37,036
36,778
36,153
36,120
35,883
35,612
35,409
34,897
34,586
34,539
33,616
33,565
33,327
33,219
33,116
32,836
32,478
32,462
32,315
32,103
31,899
31,614
31,395
31,276
31,252
31,121
31,107
30,553
30,267
29,387
29,330
29,136
28,513
28,352
28,158
28,061
27,644
27,215
30,000
26,874
25,318
24,820
20,000
10,000
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Source Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Census
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Education Factors - Percent of 18-64 Year Olds
with a High School Diploma, 2000
Data Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census
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Economic Factors Percent of the Population Age
64 and Under Living in Poverty, 1999
Data Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census
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Market Factors Projected Percent Change in the
Population Age 64 and Under, 2000-2020
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Educational Needs Index Foundational Constructs

• Education and the economy are increasingly
  intertwined as human capital becomes a
  centerpiece of the knowledge economy.
• State budgets are increasingly challenged by
  fluctuating state revenues and focused
  expenditures are the new reality.
• The demographic characteristics of the states are
  not uniform from region to region. The current
  use of only state-level indicators in the
  planning process limits the ability of planners
  to differentiate between the various regions of
  the nation.
• Educational planning indicators need to be linked
  with economic and demographic variables to
  provide a more accurate representation of our
  citizens needs.

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Educational Needs Index Key Questions

• What is the current level of educational
  attainment of the state and its respective
  counties?
• What is the current health of each states
  counties from an economic perspective?
• Are there counties in the state that are quickly
  growing and have shifting demographics that skew
  toward youth, young adults, or at-risk minority
  populations?
• What counties in the state can be identified by
  the ENI to be under-educated, facing economic
  challenges, and facing robust population growth
  and shifting demographics in categories of youth,
  young adults, or at-risk minority populations?

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Educational Needs Index Factors and Associated
Indicators
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ENI Education Factor by Quartile
Source Educational Needs Index,
www.educationalneedsindex.com
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ENI Education Factor by Quartile
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ENI Education Factors OK 00800 Adair,
Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah
OK 01000 Rogers (part), Wagoner
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ENI Economic Factor by Quartile
Source Educational Needs Index,
www.educationalneedsindex.com
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ENI Economic Factor by Quartile
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ENI Economic Factors OK 00800 Adair, Cherokee,
McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah OK 01000
Rogers (part), Wagoner
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ENI Population Factor by Quartile
Source Educational Needs Index,
www.educationalneedsindex.com
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ENI Population Factor by Quartile
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ENI Population Factors OK 00800 Adair,
Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah
OK 01000 Rogers (part), Wagoner
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ENI Overall Index by Quartile
Source Educational Needs Index,
www.educationalneedsindex.com
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ENI Overall Index by Quartile
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ENI Calculations for Oklahoma PUMS 00800 (Adair
County - Cherokee County - McIntosh County -
Muskogee County - Okmulgee County - Sequoyah
County)
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ENI Calculations for Oklahoma PUMS 01000 (Rogers
County (part) Wagoner County)
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ENI Calculations for Oklahoma PUMS 00400 (Caddo
County - Comanche County - Cotton County -
Jefferson County - Stephens County - Tillman
County)
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ENI Calculations for Oklahoma PUMS 00600 (Creek
County - Hughes County - Okfuskee County - Osage
County (part) - Pawnee County - Payne County -
Seminole County)
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National ENI Project Status
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Educational Needs Index Urban and Rural Policy
Audits
Yakima Valley, WA
Chicago
Providence
S. Virginia
Central California
NW New Mexico
Memphis
SE KY NE TN
Las Vegas
AR-MS-LA
El Paso
Miami
Rural Targets
Urban Targets
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Educational Needs IndexImproving the Policy
Toolbox

• Regional education organizations are using the
  ENI in their outreach and policy/planning
  discussions.
• Project has aided several organizations in the
  development of grant proposals and building a
  case for need and importance of selected areas.
• Institutional researchers have found the ENI to
  be helpful in strengthening the depth and scope
  of their environmental scanning activities.
• Educational systems seeking the establishment of
  P-16 regional networks have employed the ENI in
  raising awareness of the growing importance of
  partnerships.
• Various education, economic development, and
  advocacy groups have found the comparison data at
  local, regional, and state levels to be
  particularly useful in public presentations
  seeking to inform the public debate surrounding
  the relationship between education and the
  economy.

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For additional information on the Educational
Needs Index contact
Dr. Houston Davis, Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Educ. hdavis_at_osrhe.edu or 405/225-9175
Dr. Brian Noland, West Virginia Higher Education
Policy Commission noland_at_hepc.wvnet.edu or
304/558-2101
Mr. Patrick Kelly, NCHEMS patrick_at_nchems.org or
303/497-0307
For detailed information about ENI visit
http//www.educationalneedsindex.com