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Educating The Adult Workforce

03 November 2011. Educating The Adult Workforce. An Economic and Demographic Necessity . Presented by. Dr. James L. Applegate. Vice President, Lumina Foundation . The Big Goal.

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Educating The Adult Workforce

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  1. 03 November 2011 Educating The Adult Workforce An Economic and Demographic Necessity Presented by Dr. James L. Applegate Vice President, Lumina Foundation

  2. The Big Goal • To increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025.

  3. What Must The U.S. Do To Reach the Big Goal? • 278,000 graduates per year, every year • A 6.3% annual increase • Current production yields 112,000 additional graduates per year • The gap = 166,000 graduates per year nationally

  4. Definition of Success

  5. Why is achieving the Big Goal Important?

  6. Korea 62 60 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 US states 25 to 34 year olds Canada/Japan Massachusetts Minnesota Ireland New York Norway/New Zealand North Dakota/Iowa/Connecticut New Jersey United Kingdom/Australia/Denmark Maryland Luxembourg New Hampshire/Nebraska France/Israel South Dakota/Illinois/Pennsylvania/Vermont Belgium/Sweden Virginia/Kansas/Rhode Island United States Colorado Netherlands/Switzerland Wisconsin/Washington/Hawaii Finland Utah Spain Estonia Missouri/Montana/Ohio Iceland Indiana/CA/DE/NC/MI/ID Poland/Chile Florida/Oregon/South Carolina/Maine Wyoming/Georgia Mississippi/Alabama KY/TN/OK/AZ/AK/TX Slovenia New Mexico Greece Nevada Louisiana/West Virginia Arkansas Germany Hungary

  7. 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 Hamilton 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 Korea Indiana counties 25 to 34 years old (population over 20,000) Monroe Canada/Japan Tippecanoe Ireland Hendricks Norway/New Zealand Boone United Kingdom/Australia/Denmark Luxembourg/France/Israel Bartholomew Belgium/Sweden Warrick/Hancock United States Porter/Johnson Netherlands/Switzerland/Finland Spain/Estonia Iceland Poland/Chile Slovenia Greece Germany/Hungary Portugal Austria/Slovak Republic/Czech Republic Owen/Cass Mexico/Italy Adams Lawrence/Fulton/Daviess/Jennings Turkey White/Fayette LaGrange

  8. Income by level of education Source: US Census, Current Population Survey master’s bachelor’s associate high school Less than high school

  9. Unemployment by level of education Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008

  10. Unemployment by level of education Source: US Census, Current Population Survey Recession of March 01 to November 01 Recession of December 07 to present Recession of November 73 to March 75 Recession of January 80 to July 80 Recession of July 81 to November 82 Recession of July 90 to March 91 High school dropout High school graduate Some college Bachelor’s

  11. Percent of layoffs that are permanent Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNBC

  12. College is necessary Qualified students have the opportunity to go to college Source: Public Agenda and National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

  13. How Do We achieve the Big Goal?

  14. To Succeed We Must Focus On 21st Century Students • Of the 17.6M undergrads now enrolled: • 43% attend two-year institutions • 37% are enrolled part-time • 32% are working full-time • 25% are over the age of 30 • Only 15% attend 4 year colleges and live on campus

  15. 35.8 million working-age adults have attended college but don’t have a degree.

  16. To Succeed We Must Close the Gaps

  17. College Going vs. Completion of BA or Higher, Latino (Age 25-29) +12 +5 NCES, The Digest of Education Statistics 2009, Table 201. and Current Population Survey, Table A-2. Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed High School or College, by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex: Selected Years 1940 to 2009.

  18. Some Americans Are Much Less Likely to Graduate From College Current Population Survey, Table A-2. Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed High School or College, by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex: Selected Years 1940 to 2009.

  19. Growth Differs Substantially by Group Millions Data for all races exclude Hispanics. Population Division, Population Projections, U.S. Census Bureau. Released 2008.

  20. Some Americans Are Much Less Likely to Graduate From College Postsecondary Education Opportunity, “Bachelor’s Degree Attainment by Age 24 by Family Income Quartiles, 1970 to 2008.

  21. Design and Implement a 21st Century System for 21st Century Students • Create partnerships and collaborate for collective impact (state and regional) • Focus on pathways aligned with future workforce needs • Infuse technology to expand capacity, improve quality, and reduce costs • Create “Adult Learner Focused Institutions” (ALFI)

  22. Design and Implement a 21st Century System for 21st Century Students • Support accelerated, competency based certificates/degrees (quick wins) • Employ prior learning assessments • Redefine the vision of ABE • Redesign developmental education • Develop comprehensive benefits programs

  23. Design and Implement a 21st Century System for 21st Century Students • Set goals, design metrics, measure progress, reward performance • Lead courageous conversations about results • Support disruptive innovation

  24. Christensen, C.M., et al. Disrupting College. www.americanprogress.org

  25. Educating Adults As If Their Lives (and Nebraska’s Future) Depended On It

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