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Closing the Gaps for Texas
and Dallas County Children
Frances Deviney, PhD
Texas KIDS COUNT Director
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Partners for Children
Dallas, TX
July 14, 2009
Of the 450K kids in Dallas Co. Public Schools,
more than two-thirds of Considered
Economically Disadvantaged
Economically
Disadvantaged
301,099 (67%)
Noneconomcially
Disadvantaged
149,093 (33%)
Source: 2008-2009 Enrollment Data, Texas Education Agency
GAPS IN ACHIEVEMENT:
Fewer Economically Disadvantaged Kids in Dallas
Co. Pass the TAKS Tests
Reading
Math
74%
86%
94%
87%
94%
87%
79%
Non-Economically Disadvantaged
62%
80%
68%
79%
91%
Economically Disadvantaged
Science
Social
Studies
Writing
Average
Passing Rate
Source: Percent Students Passing Across Grades Within Each Test, 2008 TAKS data, Texas Education Agency
How Many Economically
Disadvantaged Kids Not Passing in
Dallas County?
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Reading = 32,000+
Math = 51,000+
Science = 23,000+
Social Studies = 5,300+
Writing = 5,000+
GAPS IN ATTAINMENT:
Dallas Co. Economically Disadvantaged and
Minority Students Drop Out at Higher Rates
Overall Rate
African
American
Hispanic
White
3.8%
5.6%
8.1%
Econ. Disadv.
5.3%
17.6%
21.7%
17.2%
19.9%
Texas
11.4%
16.5%
17.3%
21.8%
Dallas Co.
Asian/ Pacific
Islander
Source: Class of 2007 four-year longitudinal dropout rate within group, Texas Education Agency
GAPS IN EARNINGS:
Having a Degree Translates into Higher
Annual Earnings
$50,532
$33,715
$26,415
$19,713
No High School
Diploma
High School
Diploma
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Source: Median Earnings in Past 12 Months for Dallas Co. Population 25 and Over, 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census
Bureau (Table B20004)
GAPS IN EARNINGS:
Nearly One of every Four Dallas Co.
Dropouts Lives in Poverty
24%
15%
9%
4%
Less than H.S.
H.S. Grad (includes
equivalency)
Some
college/Associate's
degree
Source: Table C17003, 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Bachelor's degree or
higher
Public Poll on Education
• Important to close the
Achievement Gap?
88%
• Gap caused by
factors outside of
school?
77%
• Whose responsibility?
57% up to the
school alone
Source: Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll (2006)
Texas
Children:
Family Economic
Children
in
Security
Our Community
“It is unrealistic to expect to
change schools in any deep way
without dealing with some of the
issues that arise with poverty.”
Richard Rothstein as cited in
“Why Segregation Matters”
Federal Poverty Guidelines
2007
Family of 2 < $13,690/year
2009
$14,570
Family of 3 < $17,170/year
$18,310
Family of 4 < $20,650/year
$22,050
One of Every Four Dallas County Children
Lives in Poverty
Dallas Co.
Texas
25.5%
23.6%
23.1%
19.9%
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Source: Children ages 0-17, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
2007
Monthly Costs for Single-Parent, TwoChild Family in Dallas-Plano-Irving
$212-$710
$356
$798
$285
$927
$288-356
Total Monthly Expenses = $2,866 - $3,432
Source: Family Budget Estimator, CPPP, www.cppp.org/fbe
Necessary Income for
Single-Parent, 2-Child Family in
Dallas-Plano-Irving
Annual = $35,776 - $45,032
OR
208% to 257% of FPL
Source: Family Budget Estimator, CPPP, www.cppp.org/fbe
Dallas-Plano-Irving Family Budgets vs.
Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG)
Necessary income to cover expenses w/out assistance (FBE)
Max income for basic child care (185% FPG)
$50,000
Max income for Food Stamps (130% FPG)
Poverty Guidelines
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$29,990
213% FPG
$24,772
$17,407
$13,390
$35,776
208% FPG
$31,765
$39,132
228% FPG
$43,723
212% FPG
$38,203
$31,765
$26,845
$22,321
$17,170
$22,321
$17,170
$20,650
Two Parents,
One Child
Two Parents,
Two Children
$10,000
$0
Single Parent, Single Parent,
One Child
Two Children
Source: US DHHS; State Plan for CCDF Services fro 2007-2009; CPPP’s Family Budget Estimator
(2007) expenses assumes 100% of employee and 50% of dependent premiums paid by employer.
Early Care & Education
Early Care and Education Options for
Dallas County Children
• Subsidized Child Care Enrollment (ages 0-12)
– UP 43%, to over 23K or 4.8% (2000-2007)
• Subsidized Child Care Waiting List
– Over 4,200 (DWFB, SFY 2008 monthly average)
• Head Start (ages 3-4)
– UP 5%, to over 4,100 (2000-2008)
Source: Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Administration for Children and Families
More Dallas Co. Children Going to Pre-Kindergarten
26%
Texas
23%
19%
16%
17%
Source: Texas Education Agency
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
12%
1994
Percentage of Children Ages 3-4
Dallas Co.
Child Nutrition
Texas Ranks 48th in Food Insecurity
• 1 in 6 Texas families (with 1.4M kids)
• Hungry children:
– Miss more school
– Less attentive
– More likely to fail and be held back
– More likely to drop out
Source: Nord et al. (2007); Brown et al. (2007)
Dallas Co. Participation in
Hunger & Nutrition Programs
• WIC (ages 0-4) UP 41%
– Nearly 80K or 39% of all kids 0-4 (2000 to 2007)
• Food Stamps UP 264%
– Nearly 113K or 17% of all kids (2000 to 2007)
• Free or Reduced-Price Lunch UP 46%
– 286,843 kids or 70% public school students
(2000 to 2008)
Source: Texas Department of Health and Human Services; Texas Department of State
Health Services, Texas Department of Agriculture
Infant and Child Health
Health Insurance for Dallas
Co. Children
• Medicaid UP 21%
– Nearly 196K enrolled (Aug 2003-April 2009)
• CHIP UP 16%
– Over 56K enrolled (Aug 2003-May 2009)
• CHIP Perinatal UP 32%
– Nearly 11K Perinates and Moms covered
(Jan 2008-Apr 2009)
Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Has Had the Highest Rate of Uninsured
Children in the Nation for Nine Years Running
11%
11%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
12%
21%
20%
11%
20%
21%
11%
2000
21%
22%
12%
13%
1999
United States
11%
1998
22%
24%
14%
24%
Texas
2006
Source: Kids 0-18, KIDS COUNT State-Level Data Online, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Fewer Texas Kids Receiving Health
Coverage Through Parent’s Employer
57.0%
1999
52.0%
2004
47.0%
2007
Source: March Supplement data, Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Of the 49,000 MORE Uninsured Texas
Kids in 2006:
Nearly 6
out of 10
live in
families
with low to
moderate
incomes
Source: 3-year average data (2004-2006 vs. 2005-2007) for children ages 0-18, Current Population
Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
“The achievement gap can be
substantially narrowed only when
school improvement is combined
with social and economic reform”
Richard Rothstein, “Class and Schools”
What can we do?
National Health Reform
www.texasvoiceforhealthreform.org
Texas Voice for
Health Reform
Principles
•Affordable access to good healthcare must be available for
all Americans
•A decent standard of comprehensive care must be
established
•Additionally, national health reform should also address:
• safe and high quality care;
•costs and cost-effectiveness of health care;
•consumer choice; and
•eliminating barriers to care
www.texasvoiceforhealthreform.org
What can we do?
Increased outreach for state work
support programs
• CHIP, Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF
– All use the same state application
• Have to have a strong local support system in
place because . . .
– Eligibility system in crisis
• Local support network should . . .
– Get families in the system (only 1st page of app. required)
– Follow families to make sure they turn in whole application
– Let families know about expedited process
What can we do?
Access available ARRA $
• Family Economic Security
– child tax credits
– lengthened time on unemployment
– assistance in paying for insurance through COBRA
• Early Childhood Education
– Total ARRA Child Care allocations for FY2009 for
Dallas WFB = $18.5M
• Texas Rising Star Provider Certification
• Teacher and director training
• Increase capacity or to obtain licensure for infant and
toddler car
• Materials to improve the quality of child care
What can we do?
Continue to support schools by
supporting
community-based school
improvement efforts
Sustained & Balanced
Investment
by the Community
in the Community
is the Key
Let’s make sure we’re not
shortchanging our children.
www.cppp.org/kidscount
Contact Information
Frances Deviney, PhD
Texas KIDS COUNT Director
[email protected]
(512) 320-0222 ext. 106
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