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School
Superintendents
Champions for
Children and
Public
Education
“The Superintendent is the voice for all the children
in the community, including the many children that
would have no voice if not for the Superintendent.
Today, more than ever, America’s Superintendents
have the awesome responsibility to protect public
education from the private and political interests
that regard our schools as investment opportunities
for corporate gains rather than fostering the
American tradition of an educated community that
is the core of our democratic process.”
We are not
falling behind,
we are pulling
apart.
Poverty is a Reality
Not an Excuse
Poverty is the single greatest factor
limiting student achievement
Data Connecting Poverty and Student Achievement:
2005 NAEP Data
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250
Score
240
All Students
230
Eligible
220
Not Eligible
210
200
0 - 10
11 - 25
26 - 50
51 - 75
More than 75
Percentage of students in school eligible for free/reduced-price lunch
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD
OUR UNFINISHED TASK:
MANY LOW-INCOME STUDENTS FAIL TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL
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OUR UNFINISHED TASK:
DISPARITIES IN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
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OUR UNFINISHED TASK:
ONLY 29% OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS GO TO COLLEGE
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OUR UNFINISHED TASK:
ONLY 9% OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS COMPLETE COLLEGE
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Education is the key to
breaking out of the poverty
cycle
Wisconsin -15.3%
The 5% of schools that the
USDE wants identified as low
performing are defining the
remaining 95%, but those
schools are doing better than
ever!
The dropout rate has been declining
since 1972
Status dropout rates of 16 through 24 year olds – Census Bureau
US Dept of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
And high school completion rates have been
trending up.
PROGRESS: RESULTS FOR STUDENTS
THE HIGHEST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IN DECADES
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PROGRESS: RESULTS FOR STUDENTS
MORE HISPANIC STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE
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NAEP scores in 4th and 8th grade
math have never been higher than
they are today!
NAEP scores in 4th and 8th grade
reading have never been higher
than they are today!
Invest in the Young
Educating the
total child. It’s
a community
effort.
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Any questions?
Dan Domenech
Executive Director
AASA: The School
Superintendents Association
1615 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 875- 0722
[email protected]