1. Why College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Maine Students? Updated February 2013

2. Why College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All? • The Economic Imperative: A high school diploma is no longer enough; now, nearly every good job requires some education beyond high school and all students need to be academically prepared to compete for good jobs in the global economy. • The Equity Imperative: Far too many students drop out or graduate from high school unprepared for success. Students in minority groups drop out and fail to attain postsecondary credentials at much higher rates than their counterparts. • The Expectations Imperative: The bar has been set too low for too long, keeping students from reaching their full potential, closing doors and limiting their post-high school options and opportunities.

3. Education and Training and Requirements Over Time • The Economic Imperative Source: Carnevale, Anthony P. et al. (June 2010). Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018. Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce. ww9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/FullReport.pdf 3

4. Employment Shares by Occupational Skill Level • The Economic Imperative Require some education and training beyond high school Source: National Skills Coalition (2010). The Bridge to a New Economy: Worker Training Fills the Gap. http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/assets/reports-/the-bridge-to-a-new-economy.pdf ; National Skills Coalition (2011). State Middle Skill Fact Sheets. http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/fact-sheets/state-fact-sheets/

5. Demand for Middle Skill Workers Outpaces Maine’s Supply • The Economic Imperative • In 1950, 60% of jobs were classified as unskilled, attainable by young people with high school diplomas or less. Today, 20% of jobs are considered to be unskilled. • One result: The demand for middle- and high-skilled workers is outpacing the state’s supply of workers educated and experienced at that level. 79% vs.39% % of jobs in Maine requiring some education beyond high school % adults in Maine with an associate’s degree or above Sources: Carnevale, Anthony P. and Donna Desrochers (2003). Standards for What? The Economic Roots of K-12 Reform. Education Testing Services. http://www.learndoearn.org/For-Educators/Standards-for-What.pdf ; Skills to Compete. http://www.skills2compete.org National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, analysis of American Community Survey. http://www.higheredinfo.org

6. America’s International Edge is Slipping in High School Graduation Rates • The Economic Imperative Source: OECD. Education at a Glance 2011. (All rates are self-reported) http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2011_eag-2011-en; National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, analysis of American Community Survey. http://www.higheredinfo.org

7. America’s International Edge is Slipping in Postsecondary Degree Attainment • The Economic Imperative Source: OECD. Education at a Glance 2011. (All rates are self-reported.) http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2011_eag-2011-en; National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, analysis of American Community Survey. http://www.higheredinfo.org

8. America’s International Edge is Slipping in Postsecondary Degree Attainment • The Economic Imperative Source: OECD. Education at a Glance 2011. http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2011_eag-2011-en ; National Center for Higher Education Management Systems analysis of American Community Survey. http://www.higheredinfo.org

9. Achievement Gaps Start Early: Maine’s 4th and 8th Grade Achievement Gaps % At or Above Proficient on NAEP • The Equity Imperative Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress. Analysis of data downloaded from http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/

10. Achievement Gaps Are About More than Race, Maine’s Achievement Gaps Among Other Disadvantaged Populations % At or Above Proficient on NAEP • The Equity Imperative Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress. Analysis of data downloaded from http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/

11. Achievement Gaps Continue Through High School, Minority Students Are More at Risk of Dropping Out • The Equity Imperative Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation. Kids Count Data Center. 2010, Teens ages 16 to 19 who are not in school and are not high school graduates by race (Percent). http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/acrossstates/Rankings.aspx

12. Achievement Gaps Continue Through High School • The Equity Imperative n/a Source: Education Week (2012). Graduation in the United States. http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2012/06/07/

13. Achievement Gaps Continue Into Postsecondary, College Completion • The Equity Imperative Percent of Students Earning a Postsecondary Degree Source: NCES. IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey, analyzed by National Center for Management of Higher Education Systems.

14. The vast majority of students intend to go on to college and do not expect to drop out of high school: • 93 percent of middle school students report there is “no chance” they will drop out in high school. • 94 percent of high school students say that they are planning to continue their education after high school either at a two- or four-year institution. • 95 percent of teenagers report that graduating from high school is “critical to their future success.” • The Expectations Imperative Students Overwhelmingly Want to Succeed and Attend College Source: Middle Schools Poll, Prepared for the National Association of Secondary School Principals and Phi Delta Kappa, 2007; Civic Enterprises, The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts, 2006; Boys & Girls Clubs of America/Taco Bell Foundation for Teens, Teen Graduation Crisis Survey, 2009.

15. The Expectations Imperative Too Many Students Remain Off Track to Success Of every 100 9thgraders in Maine: 79 graduate high school in four years 48 enroll in college, of these 33 persist in to sophomore year in college, of these 23 earn a college degree Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (2008). Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College. http://www.higheredinfo.org

16. The Expectations Imperative Too Many Students Are Not College and Career Ready, Remediation Rates Percentage of First-Year Students in Two-year And Four-year Institutions Requiring Remediation in the U.S. Source: National Center for Education Statistics (2011). The Condition of Education: Indicator 22-2011, Remediation and Degree Completion. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_rmc.asp

17. Why College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Maine Students? Updated February 2013