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Pathways to Prosperity:Meeting the Challenge of
Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century
William C. SymondsDirector
Pathways to Prosperity ProjectHarvard Graduate School of Education
November 30, 2010
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Agenda
• The Challenge Facing the U.S.• A More Demanding Labor Market• Our Failure to Meet the “College for
All” Goal• Why are we failing to prepare so many
Young Adults?• Lessons from Abroad• The Road to an American Solution
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What is the Pathways Challenge?
The United States is increasingly failing to prepare young people to lead successful live as adults:
• We have lost our global leadership in educational attainment and achievement
• Teen and young adults (20-24) are increasingly unable to find work
• The transition to adulthood is far longer
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A More Demanding Labor Market
In 1973, a high school diploma was the passport to the American Dream
•72% of the workforce of 91 million had no more than a high school degree
Source: Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University
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Today’s Reality: PSE Credential is the New PassportPost-secondary education (PSE) is necessary to
compete in the global economy in 2010 and beyond:•Between 1973 and 2007, we added 63 million jobs•Jobs held by those with no more than a High School education fell by 2 million over this period•Workers with a HS education or less now make up just 41% of workforce, as compared to 72% in 1971
Source: Center on Education and the Workforce
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On Average, PSE leads to Much Higher Earnings
Note: All numbers in ‘000s. With respect to the difficulty of these projections, Osterman notes: “The projections are directionally accurate and for the large occupations tend to be within 10 percent or so of reality” (p. 12)
Source: BLS
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PSE Will Be Even More Important TomorrowEconomic forecasters widely agree that
these trends will continueFor example, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce forecasts:•63% of all jobs will require at least some college in 2018, up from 59% now•The U.S. will need to produce 22 million more PSE degrees by 2018, but we are likely to fall short
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PSE Does Not Always Mean A B.A. Degree
Even Georgetown Study concedes that most jobs will not require a B.A.
For the next 47 million job openings:•36% will require a HS degree or less•30% will require some college/ AA degree•33% will require a B.A. or better
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In the fast-growing healthcare sector, over 78% of jobs require less than a B.A.
Source: Health Careers Futures/Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Health Careers Pathways Study (2008)
Many Healthcare Jobs Require Less Than a B.A.
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What is the right goal for the U.S.?
“College for All” needs to be broadened to mean a meaningful “post-high school credential” for all
A meaningful credential can be earned in many ways:•Community college•Apprenticeships•The military/community service•Four year college
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Despite two decades of reform, H.S. graduation rates have not changed much since the 1980s
Note: Does not include GED recipients. Unless indicated, does not include recent immigrants. Rates are for age group of 20-24 or 25-29 dependant on their age at the time of census
Source: Heckman and LaFountaine (2007), U.S. Census data, and other sources
Stagnant High School Graduation Rates
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Note: Graduation rates are based on freshmen who enroll in the fall of a specified year, who have never attended college before, who attend full-time when they begin and who intend to complete a degree. On average 71% of admitted freshmen fell into this category. Selectivity scale is based on Carnegie Classifications, which is based on number of applicants, number of students admitted, ACT and SAT scores, whether test scores were required, and whether the school was open admissions
Source: NCES - IPEDS, “Placing Graduation Rates in Context” (2006), Table 6
College Graduation Rates Vary DramaticallyGraduation Rates Depend on the Selectivity of the College, and only about half earn a degree in 6 years
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Dismal Graduation Rates at Two-Year Institutions
Note: Two-year schools have a three year graduation window. Four-year schools have a six-year window
Source: Higher Ed Info – NCES/IPEDS Graduation Survey
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About 6% of Those with Only a High
School Degree Have a GED
Note: Represents data collected in surveys between 2006-2008; GED is approximation based on data from GED Testing Program
Source: US Census - Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2006-2008; GED Testing Program
GED42%
Most Students Still Do Not Earn a College Degree
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By Age 27, Only 40% Have At Least an A.A. Degree
Note: Represents data collected in surveys between 2006-2008; GED is approximation based on data from GED Testing Program
Source: US Census - Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2006-2008; GED Testing Program
GED
40%
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Hispanics are expected to become a much larger part of the working age population in the coming decades
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
2010 2020 2030
Hispanic - All RacesNon-Hispanic AsianNon-Hispanic BlackNon-Hispanic White
35%45%
Source: US Census, Projections
Year
MinorityMinority
The Demographic Dilemma
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But Because Attainment Differs by Race ….
Note: Represents data collected in surveys between 2006-2008; Includes Native Born only
Source: US Census, Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2006-2008
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Attainment May Fall for First Time in History
Note: Assumes constant educational attainment growth; Includes Immigrants and Native Populations
Source: US Census Projections; Author Calculations
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The Growing Skills Gap
U.S. Employers increasingly complain that young adults lack “21st Century Skills”:•“Are They Ready To Work?” Report•Partnership for 21st Century Skills•Tony Wagner’s “Seven Survival Skills”
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What Young People Need to Succeed Three Lenses For Answering this
Question:• College Readiness• Healthy Youth Development• Workforce Readiness
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The Crisis in Youth Employment
Teen employment:• Has Plunged to lowest levels since the
Great Depression• Low-income and minority teens have
been hit hardest
Young Adult (20 to 24) employment:• Have been hit far harder than older
adults
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The Growing Gender Gap
• Women now account for 57% of college students, and 60% of graduate students
• Men earn just 43% of college degrees
• What are these implications?
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Why Are We Failing To Prepare So Many Youth?• Our focus has been too narrow
• The transition to adulthood has changed radically, but our system has not evolved
• We need a broader, more holistic system of Pathways to Prosperity
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Lessons from Abroad
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U.S. has stagnated while other countries have improved
Dramatic change in global H.S. Graduation Rates
Source: Schleicher (2007) based on OECD data. Approximated by percentage of persons with high school or equivalent qualfications in the age groups 55-64, 45-55, 35-44, and 25-34 years
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U.S. has stagnated while other countries have improved
Global College Graduation Rates
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Decline of the relative position of the US from 1995 to 2005
Source: Schleicher (2007) based on OECD data. Percentage of tertiary type A graduates to the population at the typical age of graduation.
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Why Are Other Countries Surpassing the U.S.?• The key role of Vocational Education
• The OECD’s “Learning for Jobs Report:
Reviewed VET (Vocational Education Training in
17 Countries
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Upper-Secondary Students Pursuing VET • Germany: 60%• Switzerland: 65%• Netherlands: 66%• Austria: 70%• Australia: 60%• Britain: 40%
Note: Figures are approximate
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Variations in VET By Country
The Dual-Apprenticeship Model:• Germany• Switzerland• Denmark• Austria
School-based model:• Australia• Sweden
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The Case for Vocational Education Training Pedagogical• Best way for many young people to learn• Apprenticeships support developmental
needs of young people
Higher attainment• Many countries with best VET systems
surpass the U.S.
Finding work• Facilitates transition to labor market
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Key Principles of Effective VET
• Extensive Employer Involvement• Integration of work and academic
learning• Opens pathways to multiple options• Intensive career counseling• High-quality teachers
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Shortcomings of some VET systems• Tracking
• Most VET systems are far from perfect
• Individual systems are a product of a country’s culture, and so hard to import
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The Bottom Line
• The U.S. is increasingly an outlier on vocational education
• We can use the principles and practices of the best VET systems to develop an improved American approach
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The Road to an American Solution
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Three Core Elements of the Pathways System1. Multiple Pathways
2. An Expanded Role for Employers
3. A new Social Compact with Young People
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Multiple Pathways
Key Elements:• Elevate career education to world-
class levels• Provide high-quality career
counseling• Greatly expand and improve
opportunities for work-based learning
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Proven Examples
• Career Academies
• Project Lead the Way
• Massachusetts Regional Vo-Tech HS
• Tennessee Technology Centers
• U.S. Military
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Barriers We Must Overcome
• Cultural Resistance
• Taking high-quality programs and reforms to scale
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Expanded Role for Employers
Goal: Businesses need to become full partners in the Pathways system.
Key roles for business/employers:•Career guidance•Designing/developing Programs of Study•Providing Opportunities for Work-based learning and Work
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Excellent Examples of Employer Engagement
• US First Robotics Competition
• Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship
• National Academy Foundation
• Year Up
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A New Social Compact
• Why a Compact is Needed
• National Action Steps
• Regional Action Steps
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Next Steps
• Begin a national conversation on the reforms needed to prepare far more youth for success
• Engage employers in Pathways to Prosperity
• Work with regional and local partners who want to create robust pathways systems
• Focus on industries like healthcare, where there is strong interest in improving pathways