NO ONE TO WASTE

BOB McCABE

SUBJECTS

• GLOBAL, US - ENVIRONMENTS• DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES• THE NATURE OF WORK• STATUS OF US EDUCATION• NO ONE TO WASTE• REINVENTING AMERICAN EDUCATION

THE INFORMATION CENTURY

• Only Constant is Change• Recession Accelerates Change• Human Talent Most Important Resource• All Industrial Nations Face Same Challenges• Consensus - Education is Key to Future

GLOBAL, INFORMATION ECONOMY

• Capabilities of Information Technology• Work Done Where Least Expensive• New Challenges – New Opportunities• Obama “Many of the jobs that are leaving will

not come back. And that is a good thing”

AMERICA’s CHANGING FACE• First World Nation• All Growth Minorities• 42% of Public School Enrollment Minority• Growth Predominant Hispanic• Immigration• Birth Rate• White –Non Hispanic 1.8• Black 2.0• Hispanic 2.9

FAMILY INCOME HAS THE HIGHEST CORRELATION WITH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

AGING AND THE WORKFORCE• FAREED ZAKARIA “ Immigrants Are The U.S.

Secret Weapon.”• 2020 – Workers / Elderly• U.S. 3-1• Great Briton 2-1• France 1.4 - 1• Germany 1.4 - 1• Italy, Spain 1 -1• Japan 1 -1• U.S. with immigrants 4-1

WHAT DISTINGUISHES ECONOMIES TODAY ARE IDEAS and ENERGY

• Combination of Demographic Changes, Economic Globalization, Technological Advancements and New National Priorities Requires A n Inclusive High Skilled Workforce.

• BOB HERBERT “ For young Black Boys Looking Ahead to a Difficult Walk in Life. The Mantra Should Be Education, Education, Education”

FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF EDUCATION

• Financial Gain In Every Step of The Education Ladder

– 1975 2005

• Men 19% 63%• Women 37% 70%

• Unemployment Rates• HS Drop Outs 8.8%• HS Grads 5.4%• Bachelors 2.3%

HIGH STAKES GLOBAL EDUCATION OLMPYCS

• ALL COUNTRIES Competing for High Skill Workforce Advantage

• GI Bill Demonstrates the Benefits of an Inclusive Educational System.

• Economy Booms, Higher Ed Enrollment Zooms• 1958 – 1963 Higher Education Facilities

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HOW DO WE COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY

• Dominant Through Out 20th Century• Higher Ed Leap Forward 1950’s to 2000• 2000 – 2009• Only Nation to decline in Higher Ed• College Degrees Age 45 – 54 2nd

Age 25 – 34 8th

WHY POOR PERFORMANCE

• 1/3rd to 75%• Poor and Immigrant• Less Selective Teachers• Policies Not Based on Sound Information• Multi Cultural• Competing Activities• Alignment

WHAT CAN WE DO?

• Schools Can Not do it Alone• DO WHAT WE KNOW WORKS!!• Emphasis Pre School – K – 3 Attitude Set as Early as First Year• Time on Task – Before Students Fall to Far Behind• Curriculum Alignment• Faculty Salaries• Do Not Grade Schools on Standardized Test

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HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE

• Keep Students in the System 75% Need Post- Secondary• Discontinue High Stakes Te4sting• Goals Based on Societal Needs• Variable Time Movement to Higher Ed

Courses• Curriculum Alignment – One Test High School

Competencies – College Pacement

NO ONE TO WASTE

INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM