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Reforming High School for College and Career
SuccessBob Wise
President, Alliance for Excellent Education
November 17, 2014
@bobwise48 @all4ed
Writing 1
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Teamwork
Problem SolvingInterpersonal Skills
Computational Skills
Reading Skills
Organizational Effectiveness
Goal Setting/Motivation
Listening SkillsPersonal Career DevelopmentCreative
ThinkingLeadership
Oral Communications
1970 1999
FORTUNE 500 MOST VALUED SKILLS
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006 200935
40
45
50
55
60
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50.0
55.3 54.9
52.6
47.646.0
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43.0 42.543.8 43.1
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Routine manual Nonroutine manual Routine cognitiveNonroutine analytic Nonroutine interpersonal
Mean task input in percentiles of 1960 task distribution
Changes in demand for skills
Source: Author, David H. and Brendan M. Price. 2013. "The Changing Task Composition of the US Labor Market: An Update of Author, Levy, and Murnane (2003)." MIT Mimeograph, June.
Current Performance
All Students
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
American Indian
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
77%
85%
49%
51%
72%
42%
79%
84%
67%
71%
87%
64%
Graduation Rates, Class of 2011
United States Minnesota
Source: “Minnesota High Schools,” www.all4ed.org, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Diplomas Count: 2012
Changing Demographics Have Changed the Game
50%+
40%-49%
It’s Happening in MinnesotaPre-school age population diversifying
90%
graduation rate in MN
Auto Sales
$8.1 million
Annual Earnings
$81 million
Annual Spending
$58 million
Annual Gross Regional Product
$107 million
State/Local Tax Revenue
$9.4million
Federal Tax
Revenue
$13 million
New Jobs
650
Home Sales
$180 million
What’s At Stake
Higher Expectations
Budget Pressures
Demands on Teachers
Technology
Drivers of Change
Higher Expectations
Valid concerns about over emphasis on testing
CCSSO announced in October states will audit their testing systems and eliminate unnecessary tests
Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater
Parents want to know how THEIR child is doing
Vital data for school and school system
College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All
Higher Expectations
Use Powerful Data: On-Track 9th Grade, Chicago
Class of
2008
Class of
2009
Class of
2010
Class of
2011
Class of
2012
Class of
2013
Class of
2014
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
On-Track Makes a Difference
District On-Track RateDistrict Graduation RateBlack Students Graduation RateHispanic Students Graduation RateLow-Income Students Graduation Rate
ON-TRACK5 Full-year course
credits
No more than 1 F grade in a
core course
Technology
www.plan4progress.org
Student
Learning
Are You Future Ready?
www.futurereadyschools.org
www.plan4progress.org
Technology
Do You Have the Broadband You Need?
Technology
Tell @FCC: Act now to ensure
#internet4schools
www.99in5.org
Where It’s Working: Talladega, AlabamaWinterboro High School
86% Free/Reduced Lunch
48% African-American Gra
duat
ion
Rate
Black
Stu
dent
s Pro
ficient
in M
ath
Poor
Stu
dent
s Pro
ficient
in M
ath
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
66% 66%71%
88% 85% 88%
2008 2012
Where It’s Working: Deeper Learning Arkadelphia H.S. Arkansas
40% Students of Color
46% Free and
Reduced Lunch
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
70%74%
60%
38%41%
80%87%
80%
50%
64%
2009 2012
Graduation Rates
All
Stu
dents
Bla
ck
Stu
dents
Poor
Stu
dents
Proficiency, EOC Algebra
Bla
ck
Stu
dentsAll
Stu
dents
Where It’s Working: Linked Learning Porterville, CA
86%
low-income students
& students of color
Low-Income Students
HispanIc Students
Migrant Students
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Graduation Rate, PortervilleGraduation Rate, Statewide
Math Proficiency, CAHSEE, 2010-20110%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Overall high school
Linked Learning Pathways
www.all4ed.org
Technology www.digitallearningday.org
March 13, 2015
