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Race for Results: building a path to opportunity
for all children
Jane Zehnder-Merrell, Kids Count in Michigan Project Director Prosperity Coalition
May 6, 2014
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oAfrican American
oAmerican Indian
oAsian and Pacific Islander
oLatino/Hispanic
oWhite
oTwo or more races (US only)
(Mutually exclusive - OMB categories for racial and ethnic groups
as reported/collected by Federal Statistical Agencies)
Major Racial/Ethnic Groups
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• economically successful families,
• supportive communities,
• meeting developmental, health and educational milestones
12 key milestones/conditions to successful adulthood
• Range: birth to young adulthood – ages 0-29
• Collection: regular and comparable-state and national
Goals for All Children
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• Babies Born at Normal Birthweight (5.5 lbs)
• Children (3-5) Enrolled in Nursery School, Preschool or Kindergarten
• Children living in Low-Poverty Areas (<20
percent)
Supportive Communities
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• Females Ages 15 to 19 Delay Childbearing
• Children Living with a Householder having at Least a High School Diploma
• Children in Two-Parent Families
• Children in Families with Incomes Above 200 percent of Poverty
Economically Successful Familes
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• Fourth Graders at/Above Proficient in Reading
• Eighth Graders at/Above Proficient in Math
• High School Students Graduating on Time
• Young Adults (19-26) in School/ Work
• Young Adults (25-29) with Associate Degree +
Meeting Milestones
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Race for Results Index: US
775 701
398 380 348
0
300
600
900
Asian andPacific
Islander
White Latino AmericanIndian
Black
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Michigan's two largest racial/ethnic groups have worse outcomes/conditions than their national counterparts.
Race for Results Index—higher scores reflect better results
Asian/Pacific Islander
White
American Indian/
Alaskan Native
Hispanic/Latino
Black/African American
787
501
668
244
411
776
345
404
387
704
0 250 500 750 1,000
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Almost one of every three children in Michigan is a child of color—much less diverse than the nation.
White 1,548,470
69%
American Indian 13,941
1% Asian/Pacific Islander 64,914
3%
Hispanic/Latino 173,982
7%
Other 97,437
4%
Black/ African American
367,603 16%
Source: Kids Count Data Center
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White children in Michigan were worse off than their national peers.
White Children (69%)- 1.5 million
0 250 500 750 1,000
Race for Results Index—with 1,000 as the best score
827
827
812
704
668
559
521
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Unites States
Michigan
Mississippi
West Virginia
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Outcomes/conditions for Michigan’s white children were substantially worse than their national peers on four measures.
White Non-Hispanic Children (69%)
75%
50%
25%
0%
36% 44% 45%
37% 40% 47%
63% 69%
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation: Race for Results
Math proficiency Reading proficiency Associate’s degree Income above 200% (grade 8) (grade 4) or higher (ages 25-29) of the FPL
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African American children in Michigan were worse off than their peers in every state but Mississippi and Wisconsin.
African American Children (16%) – 368,000
Hawaii
New Hampshire
United States
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Wisconsin
0 250 500 750
Race for Results Index—with 1,000 as the best score
583
538
345
252
244
243
238
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African American children in Michigan fell well below their national peers on most key indicators.
African American Children (16%)
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Math Reading Associate’s Above 200% Low-poverty Two-parent On-time H.S. In school or proficiency proficiency degree+ of the FPL area (less families graduation working (grade 8) (grade 4) (ages 25-29) than 20%) (ages 19-26)
7%
14% 12% 17%
30% 37%
50%
35%
26% 26% 19%
32%
65% 59%
72% 66%
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation: Race for Results
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African American children in Michigan were less likely to live in a low-poverty neighborhood than those in any other state.
African American Children (16%)
64
50 45 41
35 31 30
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation: Race for Results
75
60
45
30
15
0
New Jersey United New York Illinois Arkansas Mississippi Michigan States
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Overall Hispanic/Latino children in Michigan were slightly better off than their national peers.
Hispanic/Latino Children (7%) – 174,000
Race for Results Index -- with 1,000 as the best score
540
573
521
411
404
336
331
Alaska
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Michigan
United States
Rhode Island
Alabama
0 250 500 750
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Householder with a Math proficiency On-time H.S. H.S. diploma (grade 8) graduation
14% 21%
71% 63%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Conditions/outcomes for Michigan Hispanic/Latino children differ substantially from national averages on three measures.
Hispanic/Latino Children (7%)
71% 63%
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation: Race for Results
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National RECOMMENDATIONS
• DATA
• CONNECT THE DOTS: DATA POLICY
• PROGRAMS – PROMISING/EVIDENCE-BASED
• INCLUSION – ECONOMIC & EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
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Reducing Racial Inequity
•Concentrated poverty
• Education
• Employment
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This is our future, and it is NOW.