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Education and opportunity
Oct 10
Schools and equal opportunity
• Ideal of equal opportunity • Differences in Educational Attainment
High school grads: 80% (Texas) to 92% (Wyoming)College grads: 17% (WV) to 38% (Mass.)Grad degree: 6% (Ark.) to 16% (Mass.)
International Comparison (Math)
Singapore 573Japan 536Switzerland 531Finland 519UK 494US 481Greece 453Mexico 413
Connecticut vs Nation
Connecticut• Spending per pupil: $13,659• 4th Math: 45%• 4th Reading: 41%• 8th Math: 35%• 8th Reading: 37%
• HS graduation rate: 82%
United States$9,68339%33%32%31%
74%
What affects academic performance?
• Spending on schools?– Attempts to equalize
• Family background• Teacher/Administrator “Quality”
• Local autonomy vs. equal opportunity
Examples of variation (CT)Spending (000s) “Proficient”
Writing (8th)Sharon 25.9 95%Hartford 21.7 67%New Haven 18.9 70%Wilton 17.3 98%Hamden 16.2 85%Bridgeport 13.9 63%Brooklyn 13.2 93%Danbury 12.7 84%