The Impact of the
Education System
Understanding the
Education Road
DID YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
“America Isn’t Ready,” Fortune
July 25, 2005, Colvin, Geoffrey
• China & India: large numbers of well-educated students armed
with the skills that are necessary to compete in and drive an
economy based on information and technology.
• 2005 China produced 3.3 million college grad; India, 3.1; &
US, 1.3
• All of India’s graduates were fluent in English.
• Engineering: China graduated 600,000 students; India,
350,000; & US 70,000.
• Any American who believes outsourcing of low skill jobs is
the biggest threat to the U.S. labor force is in for a rude
awakening.
DID YOU KNOW?
• China will soon become the NUMBER ONE English
speaking country in the world.
• 25% of India’s population with the highest IQ is
greater than the total population of the United
States.
DID YOU KNOW?
TODAY’S REALITY
ALL STUDENTS MUST CONTINUE THEIR
EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL
But... Every 9 seconds in America a student becomes
a dropout……..
Workforce Dilemma
Student Cohort - 100
▪
70% college
bound
▪ After one semester
or one year
▪ Before Graduation
▪ College Graduates
▪
30% Workforce with HS Diploma or less
▪ 30% drop-out – 60% workforce
▪ 10-20% Drop-out – 70-80%
workforce
▪ 20-30% earn degrees
Source: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
DID YOU KNOW?
• Millions of students leave school before high school
graduation
• For every 100 ninth graders, only 18 will graduate from
a 4 year college in six years.
• High school drop out rates are increasing at an
alarming rate.
• Three-fourths of state prison inmates are drop-outs as
are 59% of federal inmates.
• The earning power of dropouts has been in almost
continuous decline over the past thirty years.
–
Data from the National Center for Education Statistics for 2003-2004
(most recent data available)
DID YOU KNOW?
• Four main reasons students drop out of higher
education: money, academics, alienation, lack of
career focus….. The top one being lack of career
focus
– Data from the National Center for Education Statistics for 2003-2004
(most recent data available)
DID YOU KNOW?
• Youth in out of home care are 57% less likely to
complete high school compared to their peers in the
general population.
• They are significantly under represented in
postsecondary programs.
• Youth leaving foster care are more likely to be homeless
and/or on public assistance within 18 months of their
18th birthday.
DID YOU KNOW?
• The recidivism rate for inmates drops from
70% to 5% with a degree and 0% with a
Masters degree.
DID YOU KNOW?
• In five years, almost 50% of all workers will be
employed in industries that produce or are
intensive user of information technology. (DOLBLS)
• 50% of those going to four-year college return home
after graduation
• Average college loan indebtedness – 4 year
$22,372
• Average college loan indebtedness – 2 year $
7,276
DID YOU KNOW?
• Approximately 70% of US jobs don’t require a fouryear degree. They do, however, require some form
of post secondary training. (Education Weekly, Jan.
2007)
• 50% of four year students entering high school
today will take a job that does not exist today
DID YOU KNOW?
• The world’s technical knowledge is doubling every
two years…. That means…..
• Top 10 in demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004
• The young generation will have 10-14 jobs by age 38
• Market audience of 50 million – Radio 38 years, TV
13 years, Internet 4 years, IPod 3 years, Face Book 2
years
• Number of Internet devices in 1984 = 0; 1992 = 1
million; 2008 = 2 billion
DID YOU KNOW?
• Two-Thirds of the fastest-growing occupations over the
next decade are in health fields and computers. (DOLBLS)
• Although Engineers are the hardest jobs to fill, number
two was machinists/machine operators, followed by
skilled trades, technicians, sales representatives,
accounting and finance staff, mechanics, IT staff and
production operators.
DID YOU KNOW?
• 70% of those who start a two-year technical
program graduate with over 99% job
placement
• The average high-tech job pays 78% more than
the average non-high-tech job. (DOL-BLS)
www.rand.org
• Require high-level cognitive skills for
managing, interpreting, validating,
transforming, communicating, and acting
on information.
• Valued skills include such non-routine
analytic skills as abstract reasoning, problem
solving, communication, and collaboration.
• Workers with these skills can perform tasks
that require higher-skill human action not
easily codified into computer software.
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Aerospace
Automotive
Biotechnology
Construction
Energy
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Geospatial
Health Care
Homeland Secure
Hospitality
Information
Technology
• Retail
Financial Services
• Transportation
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Gene Programmers •
Pharmers
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Frankenfood
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Monitors
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Tissue Engineers
• Data Miners
Hot-line Handymen
Virtual-reality Actors
Narrowcasters
Turing Testers
Knowledge Eng
DID YOU KNOW?
FIRST TIME EVER
FOUR GENERATIONS IN THE WORKFORCE
Matures – born prior to 1946
Baby Boomer – born 1946 to 1964
Gen X – born 1965 to 1978
Millennial- Born 1980 >
DID YOU KNOW?
THE AVERAGE PERSON ENTERING THE
WORKFORCE TODAY WILL RETIRE AT 85
YEARS OF AGE AND LIVE IN EXCESS OF 105
Average age of Marriage – Late 20’s
Average Age of 1st baby is early thirties
Catalytic Conversations
It’s one thing to know the world is changing-it’s
another to actively use that knowledge…….
• What will you do to capitalize on your
information?
• Has your organization or school or classroom
changed in the last 10 years?
• What are you or your organization doing to help
students transition to education beyond high
school?
WEST VIRGINIA ‘S
EDGE, CAREER PATHWAYS AND ACADEMIES
A BOLD STEP INTO THE FUTURE
EDGE DATA
• Student Participation Numbers
• Student Quality
• Outcomes
CAREER PATHWAYS – ACADEMIES,
ACCELERATED, CERTIFICATION
College Career Pathway at the Career Tech Center
Program of Study
Cluster: Engineering and Technical
College:
Concentration: Mechatronics
Associate of Applied Science Degree: Mechatronics
GRADE
EDGE ACADMEY
High School College Plan
English/ Language Arts
Math
9
English 9
Algebra I
10
English 10
Geometry
11
English 11
12
CTC-Technical Writing
Semester/Dual Credit
CTC-Speech
Semester/Dual Credit
(AO)
Science
CTC-Advanced
Instrumentation
Semester/Dual Credit
CTC-PLCs
Semester/Dual Credit
(AO)
CTC-Robotics
Semester/Dual Credit
CTC-Technical Math
Semester/Dual Credit
(AO)
Social Studies/ Sciences
Physical Science
World Studies to 1900
CTE Electives
Career and Technical
Course
Physical Education
Semester
Health
Semester
1709 Computer Fundamentals
Semester/EDGE Credit
2462 Digital Electronics
Semester/EDGE Credit
Biology
1st Semester (Traditional)
AP Biology
2nd Semester/Dual Credit
(AO)
United States
Studies to 1900
Chemistry or Conceptual
Chemistry
20th or 21st Century Studies
CTC-Introduction to Supervision
Semester/Dual Credit
CTC-Total Quality Management
Semester/Dual Credit
(AO)
1783 AC Circuits
Semester/EDGE Credit
1787 DC Circuits
Semester/EDGE Credit
Civics in the 21st Century
Year/Dual Credit
(High School Course earn
credit for CTC)
CTC-Lean Manufacturing
Semester/Dual Credit
CTC-Six Sigma
Semester/Dual Credit
(AO)
1875 Fluid Power
Semester/EDGE Credit
2464 Project Management
Semester/EDGE Credit
1771 Intro to Power Systems
and Industrial Safety
Semester/EDGE Credit
1871 Power Systems
Semester/EDGE Credit
Art Semester
CTC-Instrumentation and Control
Semester/Dual Credit
(AO)
2465 Machine Shop
Semester/EDGE Credit
1981 ARC Welding
Semester/EDGE Credit
High School College Plan
POSTSECONDARY
Community and Technical College 1st Semester Freshman Year
………………………………Coursework Determined By Individual Education Plan………………………………
Year 13
Community and Technical College 2nd Semester Freshman Year
Year 13
………………………………Coursework Determined By Individual Education Plan………………………………
Required Credit Hours for Degree:
64
Occupations
Earned College Credit (EDGE):
18
Test Technician, Tester, Mechanical Technician, Product Test Specialist, Laboratory Technician, Maintenance
College Classes at the High School
(Stand alone)
Dual Credit Classes
AO- Accelerated
Hours remaining to Reach Degree
Technician
0
0
TBD
TBD
Average Salary
$22.65 per hour; $48,000 annually
SEEING THE BIG PICTURE
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