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The Nuts and Bolts of P-16 in
the States
Jennifer Dounay
Education Commission of the States
National Forum on Education Policy
Philadelphia, PA
July 13, 2007
What is P-16?
• Alignment through
critical transitions
– Early learning
– High school to
postsecondary
– Postsecondary to
“the real world”
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Why P-16, and why now?
• Greater need for
college grads
• Greater
collegegoing
aspirations
• Brain research—
early childhood
• Demographic
changes
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What goals?
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Early learning access, readiness
Closing the achievement gap
Smooth transitions
Better teacher preparation and dev’t
High school reform
Postsecondary access and quality
Economic/workforce development
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Who’s at the table – and why?
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Councils: small as four, big as 31
Pre-K, K-12, postsecondary heads
Some states: governor
Some states: legislature
Some states: business leaders
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Changes
• K-16, P-16, P-20, P-21
• Voluntary, executive order, statutory
• Membership
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What Challenges to P-16?
• Dependence on
individual leaders
• Turf issues
• No authority to
demand change
• Inertia
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NGA Criteria for P-16 Progress
• Some progress: State has P-16 council that meets at
least quarterly
• Significant progress:
– Council reg. chaired/co-chaired by governor
– And/or membership is broadly inclusive of key
stakeholders
– And/or 501(c)3 – can accept, manage funds
– And/or made permanent by executive order or
legislation
– Power to require change (not simply advisory)
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Who’s Doing What: HS-PS
Transitions
• Florida: Course transfer systems
• Florida: Dual enrollment
• North Carolina: Early College High
Schools
• Many states:
– Aligning courses
– Aligning assessments
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Teaching Quality
• Georgia:
– Birth-Age 5 Teacher Preparation
Consortium
– Collaborative Induction of Beginning
Teachers Through GSTEP
– Cross Cultural Teaching Initiative
– Double the Number/Double the Diversity of
Teachers Prepared by USG
– www.usg.edu/p16/initiatives
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Postsecondary
Kentucky:
– Public Agenda for Postsecondary
Education
– Public Communication Campaign
– Go Higher Web Portal (gohigherky.org)
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The “P” in P-16
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Birth-5 are the loneliest numbers…
Georgia: Birth-Age 5 Teacher Prep
Arizona and Hawaii: ECE rep on council
Hawaii:
– Transitions to kindergarten (2 programs)
– Early childhood baccalaureate degree
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What’s Next for P-16?
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Inclusion of the “P” in more states
Better HS/postsecondary alignment
P-16 accountability
Create P-16 funding structures
Create P-16 data systems
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Want to Learn More?
• ECS P-16 Web page: www.ecs.org/html/issue.asp?issueid=76
• What Is P-16 Education: A Primer for Legislators (on ECS
Web site)
• The Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study
on Improving College Readiness and Success
www.highereducation.org/
• From High School to College: Improving Opportunities for
Success in Postsecondary Education (book)
• Coming soon! ECS database on P-16 councils
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