Transcript The Society, the Economy, and Education Strategies by Jim

The Society, the Economy,
and Education Strategies
Jim Purcell
[email protected]
501-371-2030
"If I could rest anywhere, it would be in
Arkansas, where the men are of the real
half-horse, half-alligator breed such as
grows nowhere else on the face of the
universal earth."
Davey Crockett
State Per Capita Personal Income v. Share of Adult
Population with Bachelor's Degree or Higher (2007)
2002= 19.7%
No state with a low
proportion of
Bachelor’s degrees
has a high per capita
income.
$38,000
$36,000
$34,000
CT
NJ
Per Capita Income
$32,000
$30,000
MD
2007= 19.3%
DE
AK
NV
CA
IL
RI
MN
WA
VT
CO
No state with a high
proportion of
Bachelor’s degrees
has a low per capita
income.
WI FL
MI
PA
HI
ME GA
IA
OR KS
MO
AZ
OH
NC
NE
ND
TX
MT
SD
SC
UT
NM
WY
$24,000
IN
TN
AL
$22,000
KY
$20,000
WV
AR
MA
VA
NY NH
$28,000
$26,000
DC
LA
OK
ID
$18,000
MS
$16,000
15%
2007
20% 2005
2006
2002
25%
30%
35%
40%
Percentage of Adult Population with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2006
45%
50%
Percent 96-97 Arkansas 9th Grader’s Progression
into High School and College (percent)
100
74
Fall 2000 College Freshmen
46
41
100%
29
71%
12
16
4
28%
9th Grade
Enrollm ent
High School
Grads
Enrolled
Directly into
College
First-tim e
Full-tim e
Degree
Seeking
Cohort
Retained
After 1 Year
Graduated
Within 6
Years
With
Associate
Degree
With
Bachelor
Degree
96-97 Arkansas 9th Grader’s Progression into
High School and College (number)
37,160
Fall 2000 College Freshmen
27,335
17,116
15,172
100%
9th Grade
Enrollm ent
High School
Grads
Enrolled
Directly into
College
First-tim e
Full-tim e
Degree
Seeking
Cohort
10,701
71%
5,817
1,493
Retained
After 1 Year
Graduated
Within 6
Years
With
Associate
Degree
4,324
28%
With
Bachelor
Degree
Competing Globally
• 28,532 Arkansas high school graduates
• How many high school graduates in
Dallas/Fort Worth MSA?
• All of Texas
40,906
240,485
• US
3,152,000
• China
9,500,000
Catching Up
• What can be done? What is possible?
What are the issues?
• What is the solution?
• Will Arkansas seek to participate in the
modern-global-technological society in
a capacity other than being a provider
of low-skilled cheap labor?
Arkansas College-Going Rate
65%
63.9%
62.0%
60%
60.8%
59.4%
59.3%
2000-01
2001-02
60.9%
55%
Source: Arkansas Higher Education Information System
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
Percent of County Population
that hold Bachelors & Higher 2000
Benton
Benton
20.3%
20.3%
Carroll
13.8%
Franklin
11.0%
Sebastian
8.4%
Polk
10.9%
Newton
11.8%
Johnson
13.1%
Stone
9.8%
Van Buren
11.5%
Pope
Conway
11.5%
Yell
10.9%
Montgomery
8.8%
Pike
Howard 10.1%
Sevier 11.6%
16.6%
Little River
9.9%
Searcy
8.4%
Pope
19.0%
19.0%
Logan
9.4%
Scott
16.4%
Fulton
10.5%
Baxter
12.8%
Marion
10.4%
Sharp
9.2%
Grant
11.0%
Hot Spring
11.2%
Clark
Clark
19.8%
19.8%
Dallas
9.6%
Ouachita
12.7%
Columbia
16.8%
Pulaski
Pulaski
28.1%
28.1%
Saline
9.6%
Garland
18.0%
Calhoun
7.3%
Union
14.9%
Craighead
Craighead
20.9%
20.9%
Jackson
10.3%
Woodruff
8.0%
Lonoke
14.6%
Prairie
9.0%
Monroe
8.4%
Cross
9.9%
Cleveland
10.0%
Lincoln
7.6%
Arkansas
12.2%
AR was 49th
(19.3%) in 2007
Arkansas ranked 51st (16.7%)
Nation-wide in 2000 for
Bachelors & Higher
Desha
11.1%
Drew
17.3%
18.1% - 28.1%
Bradley
11.9%
Ashley
10.1%
Crittenden
12.8%
Lee
7.3%
Phillips
12.4%
Jefferson
15.7%
Mississippi
11.3%
Poinsett
6.3%
St. Francis
10.3%
Perry
11.1%
Hempstead
Nevada
11.0%
10.7%
Miller
12.5% Lafayette
9.5%
Cleburne
13.9%
White
15.5%
Greene
10.9%
Lawrence
8.5%
Independence
13.7%
Faulkner
Faulkner
25.2%
25.2%
Clay
7.4%
Randolph
10.6%
Izard
11.7%
Washington Madison
Washington
10.1%
24.5%
24.5%
Crawford
9.7%
Boone
12.7%
Chicot
11.7%
U.S. Census Bureau
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)
12.0% - 18.0%
6.3% - 11.9%
Percent of County Population
(Associate Degree Holder) 2000
Benton
4.60%
Carroll
3.82%
Crawford
5.40%
Franklin
4.55%
Sebastian
3.69%
Polk
3.95%
Newton
3.35%
Stone
2.50%
Van Buren
3.15%
Conway
2.92%
Sharp
3.75%
Yell
1.80%
Montgomery
4.04%
Grant
2.95%
Hot Spring
4.00%
Clark
3.23%
Dallas
2.99%
Ouachita
4.91%
Columbia
2.86%
Pulaski
4.69%
Saline
4.56%
Garland
4.45%
Calhoun
3.48%
Union
4.18%
Craighead
3.53%
Jackson
3.07%
Woodruff
2.01%
Mississippi
4.00%
Poinsett
2.20%
Cross
3.17%
Crittenden
3.20%
St. Francis
3.76%
Perry
2.71%
Hempstead
Nevada
3.24%
2.42%
Miller
3.99% Lafayette
3.23%
White
3.97%
Greene
2.86%
Lawrence
2.66%
Independence
2.90%
Faulkner
4.15%
Clay
2.55%
Randolph
3.20%
Cleburne
3.97%
Pope
3.45%
Pike
Howard 2.42%
Sevier 3.35%
6.37%
Little River
3.63%
Searcy
3.58%
Johnson
1.97%
Logan
4.02%
Scott
5.07%
Fulton
2.77%
Baxter
4.69%
Marion
4.69%
Izard
4.29%
Madison
2.49%
Washington
3.51%
Boone
5.18%
Lonoke
5.30%
Prairie
3.16%
Monroe
3.23%
Lee
4.30%
AR was 48th
(5.88%) in 2007
Phillips
4.90%
Jefferson
3.27%
Cleveland
3.43%
Lincoln
3.34%
Arkansas
3.16%
Desha
2.13%
Drew
2.84%
4.19% - 6.37%
Bradley
2.32%
Ashley
2.83%
Arkansas ranked 50th (4%)
Nation-wide in 2000 for
Associate Degree Holders
Chicot
2.47%
U.S. Census Bureau
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)
3.00% - 4.18%
1.80% - 2.99%
Where Arkansas Bachelors Degree
(and higher) Holders live
(2000)
Benton
7.0%
Carroll
0.8%
Crawford
1.1%
Franklin
0.4%
Sebastian
4.3%
Polk
0.5%
Sevier
0.3%
Little River
0.3%
Newton
0.2%
Searcy
0.2%
Conway
0.5%
Sharp
0.4%
Yell
0.5%
Montgomery
0.2%
Pike
0.3%
Grant
0.4%
Hot Spring
0.8%
Clark
0.9%
Dallas
0.2%
Ouachita
0.8%
Columbia
0.9%
Pulaski
Pulaski
23.0%
23.%
Saline
3.2%
Garland
3.9%
Calhoun
0.1%
Union
1.5%
Craighead
3.7%
Jackson
0.4%
Woodruff
0.2%
Mississippi
1.2%
Poinsett
0.4%
Cross
0.4%
Crittenden
1.3%
St. Francis
0.6%
Perry
0.3%
Hempstead
Nevada
0.6%
0.2%
Miller
1.1% Lafayette
0.2%
White
2.3%
Greene
0.9%
Lawrence
0.3%
Independence
1.1%
Faulkner
4.4%
Clay
0.3%
Randolph
0.4%
Cleburne
0.8%
Pope
2.3%
Logan
0.5%
Howard
0.4%
Stone
0.3%
Van Buren
0.5%
Johnson
0.7%
Scott
0.2%
Fulton
0.3%
Baxter
1.3%
Marion
0.4%
Izard
0.4%
Madison
0.3%
Washington
8.0%
Boone
1.0%
Lonoke
1.7%
Prairie
0.2%
Monroe
0.2%
Lee
0.2%
Phillips
0.7%
Arkansas
0.6%
Jefferson
2.9%
Cleveland
0.2%
Lincoln
0.3%
Desha
0.4%
Drew
0.7%
Bradley
0.3%
Arkansas ranked 51st (16.7%)
Nation-wide in 2000 for
Bachelors & Higher
60% of all college
AR graduates reside
in 9 counties
23.00%
2.31% - 8.00%
Ashley
0.5%
Chicot
0.4%
U.S. Census Bureau
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)
0.10% - 2.30%
Where Arkansas Associate Degree
Holders live
(2000)
Benton
6.58%
Carroll
0.95%
Crawford
2.62%
Franklin
0.76%
Sebastian
0.31%
Polk
0.77%
Newton
0.28%
Stone
0.29%
Van Buren
0.53%
Conway
0.56%
Sharp
0.53%
Yell
0.35%
Montgomery
0.38%
Grant
0.46%
Hot Spring
1.17%
Clark
0.64%
Dallas
0.26%
Ouachita
1.34%
Columbia
0.66%
Pulaski
15.90%
Saline
1.19%
Garland
4.01%
Calhoun
0.20%
Union
1.80%
Craighead
2.58%
Jackson
0.54%
Woodruff
0.17%
Mississippi
1.82%
Poinsett
0.53%
Cross
0.56%
Crittenden
1.39%
St. Francis
0.66%
Perry
0.27%
Hempstead
Nevada
0.69%
0.23%
Miller
1.48% Lafayette
0.26%
White
2.41%
Greene
1.01%
Lawrence
0.45%
Independence
0.95%
Faulkner
3.03%
Clay
0.45%
Randolph
0.56%
Cleburne
0.99%
Pope
1.70%
Pike
Howard 0.27%
Sevier 0.45%
6.83%
Little River
0.47%
Searcy
0.37%
Johnson
0.42%
Logan
0.87%
Scott
4.07%
Fulton
0.33%
Baxter
1.95%
Marion
0.78%
Izard
0.59%
Madison
0.33%
Washington
4.74%
Boone
1.72%
Lonoke
2.55%
Prairie
0.30%
Monroe
0.31%
Lee
0.49%
Phillips
1.09%
Jefferson
2.49%
Cleveland
0.28%
Lincoln
0.46%
Arkansas
0.63%
Desha
0.29%
Drew
0.47%
15.90%
Bradley
0.28%
Ashley
0.64%
58% of all
associates
degree
Arkansas ranked 50th (4%)
recipients
reside
Nation-wide
in 2000
for
Associate
Degree Holders
in 12 counties
Chicot
0.32%
U.S. Census Bureau
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)
1.96% - 6.83%
0.17% - 1.95%
30.0%
-10.0%
Georgia
Kentucky
Arizona
Texas
Minnesota
Nevada
Arkansas
North Carolina
Idaho
Oklahoma
Maryland
Missouri
New Jersey
West Virginia
Florida
Indiana
Wyoming
Mississippi
Colorado
Virginia
Utah
Oregon
Michigan
Iowa
United States
New Mexico
Montana
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
California
Washington
South Carolina
Tennessee
Maine
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Connecticut
Ohio
Nebraska
South Dakota
Vermont
DC
Kansas
Delaware
Illinois
New
Alaska
New York
Hawaii
Louisiana
North Dakota
Rhode Island
80.0%
Growth in Associate Degrees Awarded by Public
Institutions
by State from 1999-2000 to 2004-2005
68.1%
70.0%
60.0%
Arkansas ranks 7th in the growth of
associate degrees since 1999-2000
50.0%
36.6%
40.0%
22.1%
20.0%
10.0%
-6.6%
0.0%
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey.
20.0%
0.0%
-10.0%
Utah
Nevada
Minnesota
Georgia
Florida
California
Maine
Oregon
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Texas
Indiana
Oklahoma
New Jersey
Colorado
Arizona
South Carolina
Kansas
United States
Ohio
Idaho
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Washington
Connecticut
Kentucky
Michigan
Tennessee
Missouri
New York
Virginia
Iowa
West Virginia
Massachusetts
North Dakota
New Mexico
Delaware
Mississippi
Rhode Island
Hawaii
Louisiana
Alaska
Illinois
New Hampshire
Montana
Nebraska
Vermont
Alabama
Wyoming
South Dakota
DC
40.0%
Growth in Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded by Public
35.6% Institutions by State from 1999-2000 to 2004-2005
30.0%
18.9%
Arkansas ranks 11th in the growth of
bachelor’s degrees since 1999-2000
15.0%
10.0%
-20.6%
-20.0%
-30.0%
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey.
Degree Completion is
a National Issue
• A generation ago the U.S. was # 1 in the
world in higher education.
• Currently, the U.S. is #10
• To regain our status and our economic
competitive edge, the U.S will need to
produce a million more bachelor degrees
each year.
• I know there are some who believe we can only
handle one challenge at a time. They forget that
Lincoln helped lay down the transcontinental
railroad, passed the Homestead Act and created
the National Academy of Sciences in the midst
of Civil War. Likewise, President Roosevelt didn’t
have the luxury of choosing between ending a
depression and fighting a war. President
Kennedy didn’t have the luxury of choosing
between civil rights and sending us to the moon.
And we don’t have the luxury of choosing
between getting our economy moving now and
rebuilding it over the long term…
President Obama, 2009
President Obama's new
American Graduation Initiative
• Goal for America: by 2020, this nation
will once again have the highest
proportion of college graduates in the
world.
• Goal: Arkansas will
reach the Southern
Regional Education
Board’s (SREB)
average for citizens
holding bachelor’s
degrees by 2015.
• Increase the current
production of
bachelor’s degrees by
64% (7,098 more
graduates per year) 15,343
each of the next six
years to reach the
SREB average.
Maximizing a student’s
educational journey: how and
when do we intervene?
When do we intervene?
1st Grade
6th Grade
8th Grade
11th Grade
College
When do we intervene? We know the answer:
• Early
• Often
Reading Remediation Rates by County
Fall 2007
%Arkansas_cnty.shp
Needing Remediation
12 - 25
26 - 49
50 - 74
First-time entering (full- and part-time) students seeking
an associate or baccalaureate degree.
English Remediation Rates by County
Fall 2007
%
Needing Remediation
Arkansas_cnty.shp
16 - 25
26 - 49
50 - 69
First-time entering (full- and part-time) students seeking
an associate or baccalaureate degree.
Math Remediation Rates by County
Fall 2007
%
Needing Remediation
Arkansas_cnty.shp
23 - 25
26 - 49
50 - 81
First-time entering (full- and part-time) students seeking
an associate or baccalaureate degree.
Unduplicated Remediation Rates by County
Fall 2007
%Arkansas_cnty.shp
Needing Remediation
First-time entering (full- and part-time) students seeking
an associate or baccalaureate degree.
33 - 49
50 - 74
75 - 93
Percent of School Districts by
Remediation Rates (2008 Fall)
Less than 19.9%
3.9%
From 20%-39.9%
34.5%
From 40%-49.9%
17.8%
From 50%-59.9%
19.8%
From 60%-79.9%
17.4%
From 80%-100.0%
6.6%
43.8%
100.0%
100.0%
Total
56.2%
43.8% of all school districts have a remediation rate higher than 50%
Public School Districts with Lowest
Remediation Rates (2008 Fall)
District
Students
Entering
Students
Tested
Students
Remediated
Remediation
Rate
ALREAD SCHOOL DISTRICT
Less than 10
Less than 10
-
0.0%
HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Less than 10
Less than 10
-
0.0%
SPARKMAN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Less than 10
Less than 10
-
0.0%
HAAS HALL ACADEMY SCHOOL
DISTRICT
Less than 10
Less than 10
Less than 10
12.5%
QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
16
15
Less than 10
13.3%
KINGSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
18
12
Less than 10
16.7%
PANGBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT
25
23
Less than 10
17.4%
CALICO ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
15
11
Less than 10
18.2%
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
262
243
45
18.5%
CENTERPOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT
17
16
Less than 10
18.8%
Public School Districts with Highest
Remediation Rates (2008 Fall)
District
Students
Remediated
Remediation
Percent
Less than 10
Less than 10
100.0%
24
24
24
100.0%
Less than 10
Less than 10
Less than 10
100.0%
DOLLARWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
49
44
43
97.7%
DERMOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT
21
20
19
95.0%
OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT
19
18
17
94.4%
CUTTER-MORNING STAR SCH. DISTRICT
22
20
18
90.0%
123
114
101
88.6%
TURRELL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Less than 10
Less than 10
Less than 10
87.5%
MARVELL SCHOOL DISTRICT
17
15
13
86.7%
BIGGERS-REYNO SCHOOL DISTRICT
EARLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
STAMPS SCHOOL DISTRICT
FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Students
Entering
Students
Tested
Less than 10
Remediation Rates
Remediation Rates for All First-Time Entering
Students, 2008 Fall Term, All Public Institutions
51.3%
4-Year Public Universities
39.1%
2-Year Public Colleges
74.2%
Remediation Rates for First-Time Entering Adult
Students (age 25 or older), 2008 Fall Term, All
Public Institutions
91.0%
4-Year Public Universities
92.4%
2-Year Public Colleges
90.6%
Lowest and Highest Remediation Rates by Institution
Lowest
4-Year Universities
2-Year Colleges
UAF
11.3%
NAC
58.6%
UCA
30.0%
ASUB
59.7%
HSU
35.8%
OZC
62.2%
ATU
40.2%
ASUMH
64.2%
UAFS
43.0%
RMCC
64.2%
Highest
4-Year Universities
2-Year Colleges
UAPB
93.1%
UACCH
91.5%
UAM
63.8%
PCCUA
86.6%
UALR
50.3%
ASUN
86.5%
SAUM
50.2%
SAUT
86.3%
ASUJ
47.7%
EACC
85.0%
Cost of Remediation
$53,800,000
Equivalent to the combined budget of seven of
Arkansas’s community colleges.
College-Going Rate
2004 Fall Term
60.9%
2005 Fall Term
63.9%
2006 Fall Term
62.0%
2007 Fall Term
64.7%
2008 Fall Term
63.4%
Percent of School Districts by
College-Going Rates (2008 Fall)
Less than 19.9%
0.8%
From 20%-39.9%
8.6%
From 40%-49.9%
16.5%
From 50%-59.9%
30.5%
From 60%-79.9%
39.1%
From 80%-100.0%
4.5%
74.1%
100.0%
100.0%
Total
25.9%
74.1% of all school districts have a college going rate higher than 50%
Public School Districts with Highest
College-Going Rates
Marked Tree
East Poinsett County
Woodlawn
Cushman
Norphlet
McCrory
Scranton
Warren
Cave City
Delight
100.0%
93.3%
87.2%
86.7%
85.7%
84.6%
81.5%
81.3%
81.2%
80.8%
}
Calculation
College-Going rates are
based on a current
methodology which is
under review.
Currently it is based upon
the number of first-time
entering students from a
school district divided by
the number of current
high school graduates
from that school district.
Public School Districts with Lowest
College-Going Rates
Ashdown
England
Hillcrest
Gravette
Lafayette County
Foreman
Harmony Grove
Texarkana
Genoa Central
Fouke
32.3%
31.7%
31.6%
30.9%
29.7%
28.9%
23.1%
22.6%
17.4%
13.5%
Calculation
}
College-Going rates are
based on a current
methodology which is
under review.
Number of first-time
entering students from a
school district divided by
the number of current
high school graduates
from that school district.
Characteristics of high schools that
produce successful students
1. Does a student’s satisfaction with
their high school experience
impact academic success?
2. What aspects of the high school
education experience make the
difference in academic success?
Measures of Academic Success
•
•
•
ACT composite and subscores
College going rate of High School Graduates
Low Remediation Rates in College
Which of the following satisfaction
measures were found to be
correlated to Academic success?
1. Classroom Instruction
2. Number and Variety of Course Offerings
3. Grading Practices and Policies
4. Number and kinds of tests given
5. Guidance Services provided by Guidance Office
6. School Rules, Regulations and Policies
7. Library or Learning Center
8. Laboratory Facilities
9. Provisions for Special Help in Reading, Math, etc
10. Provisions for Academically Outstanding Students
11. Adequacy of Programs in Career Education Planning
12. Overall Rating of High School
Which of the following satisfaction
measures were found to be
correlated to Academic success?
1. Classroom Instruction
2. Number and Variety of Course Offerings
3. Grading Practices and Policies
4. Number and kinds of tests given
5. Guidance Services provided by Guidance Office
6. School Rules, Regulations and Policies
7. Library or Learning Center
8. Laboratory Facilities
9. Provisions for Special Help in Reading, Math, etc
10. Provisions for Academically Outstanding Students
11. Adequacy of Programs in Career Education Planning
12. Overall Rating of High School
• survey
Institutional E@G Funded Scholarships are great for students receiving a
scholarship, but expensive for those who do not receive the scholarship
A new day for Scholarships
in Arkansas. . .
and how it will change higher education
Will automate the process as much as possible including
transcript retrieval, ACT/SAT score submission.
Training for HS Counselors
• CO-OP Training Session in October
– 3 hour training session in conjunction with
ADE
• Available for school districts upon request
• State Counselor meeting in October
– pre-conference session (3 hour)
– 1 hour session during the conference
Marketing Component
• Lottery paid advertising
Federal Changes
• Pell increased from $4,731 to $5,350
• Excluded Veteran benefits from the federal
financial aid package.
• Vet benefits also excluded from Arkansas
stacking policy.
Encouraging Student Participation
• Enhance campus outreach
– Increase in state financial aid applications
– Increased college going rate
– Reduced remediation
College Access Challenge Grant
SayGoCollege Week, February 2010
ADHE has a grant from US DOE and
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation to
promote college going and scholarships
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SayGoCollege Week
Counselor training
4 local $25,000 projects
Advertising
Increased NEXT publications
Arkansas’s Efforts toward
Increasing Student Success
• Smart Core Curriculum in K-12
• Expanded Scholarships
– Revised Academic Challenge Scholarship
– Revised Scholarships
• Need-based, near completion, nontraditional,
Single-parent, Teachers
• Minimize tuition increases
• Accountability
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Academic Program Quality and Viability
Seamless Transfer of AA/AS degree credits
Institutional Financial Health
Administrator Salaries
Remediation
Scholarship success
Higher Education Opportunities Grant
• Known as the “Go! Grant”
• Need-based grant program that provides
assistance to disadvantaged students
– Full-time = $1,000 per year
– Part-Time = $500 per year
• Renewable for up to $4,000
Go! Grant Changes
Act 1213 of 2009
• Expanded to include traditional and nontraditional students
• Expanded to include eligibility for students
enrolled in a qualified certificate program
• Income requirement:
– $25,000 maximum AGI for one (1) in
household
– $5,000 increase for additional household
members up to ten (10)
1,600 students last year. Currently have 5,600 students for Fall 2009
$1,300,000 last year. Is over $5,000,000 so far.
Arkansas Academic Challenge
Revised Academic Challenge
• Increase participation of direct-from-highschool students from 3,400 to 11,707
annually
• Increase total participation rate from 8,087
to 33,490
Arkansas Academic Challenge
Scholarship
• 2 parts
– Traditional
– Nontraditional
General Eligibility
Requirements
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U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Alien
Arkansas Resident
Eligible Arkansas Institution
Satisfactory Academic Standing
Continuing Eligibility Requirements
Academic Challenge Scholarship
(Lottery Scholarship)
• Scholarships awarded under the Academic Challenge Part 2
will begin Fall 2010
• NO INCOME REQUIREMENT
• Aligned with Smart Core ***
• Basic eligibility criteria
– Traditional Students
• Accepted for admission at an approved institution of higher
education as a full-time student in a program of study that leads to
a baccalaureate degree, associate degree, qualified certificate or
a nursing school diploma
• Applicant must complete the FAFSA
Academic Challenge Scholarship
(Lottery Scholarship)
– Traditional Student requirements (cont..)
Must meet one of the following criteria:
• Graduate from an Arkansas public high school, successfully
complete the Smart Core curriculum and achieve a 2.5 high
school GPA OR obtain a 19 on the ACT
• (before 2014 -- IF no Smart Core), Graduate from an Arkansas
public high school achieve a 2.5 high school GPA AND obtain a 19
on the ACT OR score proficient on all state-mandated end-ofcourse assessments
• If student graduates from an Arkansas public high school that is
identified as a school in which 20% or more of the students
Grade
Inflation received a letter grade of “B” or higher but did not score proficient
Clause of higher on the end-of-course assessment, the student must
achieve a 2.5 high school GPA AND obtain a 19 on the ACT OR
score proficient on all state-mandated end-of-course
assessments
Academic Challenge Scholarship
(Lottery Scholarship)
• If a student has a disability identified
under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act and graduated from an
Arkansas public high school but did not
complete the Smart Core because of
the applicant’s individualized education
program, the student must achieve a
2.5 high school GPA AND obtain a 19
on the ACT OR score proficient on
all state-mandated end-of-course
assessments
• Graduate from a private, out-of-state
high school or home school and
achieve a 19 on the ACT
Arkansas Educational Attainment
(2006)
Population 25 years and over
1,847,325
100.00%
Less than 9th grade
136,143
7.37%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
223,906
12.12%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
671,500
36.35%
Some college, no degree
378,534
20.49%
Associate's degree
100,619
5.45%
Bachelor's degree
221,233
11.98%
Graduate or professional degree
115,390
6.25%
2006
Limited Funds for
Nontraditional Students
• Majority of Scholarship funds are targeted
to students directly out of high school
• Nontraditional student funding:
– 8 Million for 2010-2011 (about 15% of the
projected 53 million of lottery revenue)
– In future years, ADHE will recommend more
or less depending on usage of the scholarship
and lottery revenue
Prioritization of Nontraditional Student
Applicant for the Scholarships
A.C.A. §6-85-204
(11) "Nontraditional student" means
a student who is not a traditional
student;
Nontraditional
Student
Interest in
Scholarship
More
interest than
funds
available
378,000 (20%)
of Arkansans
over age 25
have some
college and no
degree
165,000
currently
enrolled
undergraduate
students
Year 1
Maximum
Funds
Authorized
$8,000,000
(17) "Traditional student" means a
student who will enter postsecondary
education as a full-time first-time
freshman within twelve (12) months
after graduating from high school and
remains continuously enrolled as a
full-time student.
Thus, Nontraditional students
includes all these subgroups:
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Near-completers
Delayed
Returner
Earn-In
Distribution of funds to nontraditional students
Student applies for the Arkansas Academic
Challenge via the universal application
Indicates they are desiring to
attend a CC or University
Different buckets of funds
CC students would compete with
CC students
University Students would
compete with University Students
Delayed
Returning
Earn-in
$$$ divided equally among
nontraditional categories
Delayed: 1/3
1.
Priority given to those not requiring remediation
2.
ACT/SAT/ Compass or equivalent score
3.
Financial Need (EFC)
Returning: 1/3
1.
Priority given to those Nearest to Completion
2.
Completed or not requiring remediation
3.
Enrolled/Admitted in workforce critical-needs
program
4.
College GPA
5.
Financial Need (EFC)
Earn-In: 1/3
1.
Priority given to those Nearest to Completion
2.
At a Univ - a nontrad transfer with AA/AS/AAS
3.
Completed or not requiring remediation
4.
Enrolled/Admitted in workforce critical-needs
program
5.
College GPA
6.
Financial Need (EFC)
civic involvement
volunteer activity by
education levels
50%
45.6% (60 hours)
Percentage Volunteering
B.A. or Higher
40%
34.1%
(52 hours)
Some College
30%
21.7%
(48 hours)
20%
10%
High School
Diploma
9.9%
(48 hours)
Less Than
High School
Diploma
0%
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2003). Volunteering in the United States, 2003. USDL03-888. U.S. Department of Labor.
civic involvement
blood donation by
education level, 1994:
percentage who donate regularly
Percentage Donating Blood
20%
17%
13%
15%
11%
B.A. or Higher
Some College
High School
Diploma
10%
6%
5%
Less Than
High School
Diploma
0%
Source: DBD Worldwide. (2000). DBD Lifestyle Survey. Chicago. Available at www.bowlingalone.com.
government
participation assistance
programs
education level
24.3%
Less Than
High School
Diploma
10.2%
High School
Diploma
4.6%
Some College
& Bachelor’s
Degree or More
Ever Participated in Assistance Programs
Source: Postsecondary Education Opportunity, May 28, 1997, pg 47.
government
incarceration rates by
education levels
Percentage Incarcerated
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.9%
Less Than
High School
Diploma
1.2%
1.0%
0.5%
High School
Diploma
0.3%
Some College
0.0%
0.1%
B.A. or Higher
Source: Harlow, C.W. (2003). Education and Correctional Populations. Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice. NCJ195670.
economic
Percent Below Poverty
Threshold, 2004
Percentage Home Ownership
40%
32%
30%
Less Than
High School
Diploma
20%
15%
10%
High School
Diploma
10%
Some College
0%
Census Bureau
4%
B.A. or Higher
economic
unemployment rates and
education level, 2004
9.7%
10
8
Less Than
High School
Diploma
7.5%
High School
Diploma
6
5.1%
Some College
4
2
0
Source: Employment Policy Institute
4.6%
B.A. or Higher
Quality of Life
Home Ownership
80%
Percentage Home Ownership
75%
B.A. or Higher
69%
70%
60%
High School
Diploma
66%
Some College
58%
Less Than
High School
Diploma
50%
Census Bureau, American Housing Survey for the United States:2005
Safety
Seatbelt Use
while intoxicated, 1990
percentage who use seatbelt
78%
Percentage Donating Blood
80%
66%
B.A. or Higher
60%
52%
40%
39%
Less Than
High School
Diploma
20%
Some College
41%
High School
Diploma
31%
20%
15%
0%
Source: American Journal of Public Health
175
125
Income ($000)
Average
family income
by educational
attainment,
2003
150
100
75
50
25
Source: Postsecondary
Education Opportunity, 2005
0
LT-9 9-12 HSG Some AA BA
College
MA
PhD Prof
The Impact of Education on Individuals:
Lifetime Earnings
Estimated
Lifetime
Earnings
Difference
Compared to
High School Graduate
Less than 9th grade
$976,350
-$478,903
High school dropout
1,150,698
-304,555
High school graduate
1,455,253
0
Some college, no degree
1,725,822
270,569
Associate degree
1,801,373
346,120
Bachelor's degree
$2,567,174
$1,111,921
Master's degree
2,963,076
1,507,823
Doctorate
3,982,577
2,527,324
Professional degree
5,254,193
3,798,940
Education Level
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 2005
Time and Place
Nearly all economic growth and prosperity for
individuals, families, cities, states, and the country
is now driven by college educated workers.
Those individuals, families, cities, states and –
increasingly—countries with the most education
are prospering, while those with the least higher
education are experiencing relative and often
absolute economic decline.
--Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY, June 2005.
At the end of WWII, the U.S
made a bold decision to invest
in the future of its economy by
providing $1.9 billion annually
to the education of returning
veterans of the war. This
commitment to human capital
helped enable the WWII
generation to become the
“greatest generation.”
Possibly, Arkansas’s
greatest generation is at the
schoolhouse door waiting
for the opportunity to
propel Arkansas into the
global economy.
Jim Purcell
[email protected]
501-371-2030