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IMPROVING COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS: Lessons from Institutions on the Performance Frontier
Statewide Education Forum
Baton Rouge, Louisiana February, 2007
You’ve come here today to talk together about how you can improve both access to and success within higher
education in Louisiana.
And, given the numbers, many of you are especially concerned
about changing patterns for low-income students and African
Americans.
At this meeting, you’ll be discussing mounting
initiatives aimed at both overall increases and at
cutting in half the gaps—in both access and success—
that separate these students from other young
Louisianans.
For some of you, at least, there’s a very big question: what does all of this have to
do with me?
Isn’t improving college going and college success—
especially among low-income and minority students—mostly about better high
school preparation and more generous student financial
aid?
Yes, these things matter and they matter a lot.
But it turns out that what you do matters a lot, too.
This morning:
• Review the data on achievement and attainment patterns, K-16;
• Identify some institutions that are exceptions to those patterns;
• Share what we’re learning from those institutions about action steps that really matter.
First, some good news.
After more than a decade of fairly flat achievement and stagnant or growing gaps, we appear to be
turning the corner.
NAEP Reading, 9 Year-Olds:Record Performance for All
Groups
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170
190
210
230
250
1971 1975 1980 1984 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004
Ave
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cale
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re
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP
NAEP Math, 9 Year-Olds: Record Performance for All
Groups
150
170
190
210
230
250
1973 1978 1982 1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004
Ave
rag
e S
cale
Sco
re
African American Latino White
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP
Bottom Line:When We Really Focus on
Something, We Make Progress
Clearly, much more remains to be done in elementary and
middle schoolToo many youngsters still
enter high school way behind.
But at least we have some traction on these
problems.
The Same is NOT
True of High School
Age 17: Math and Science NAEP Long-Term Trends
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285
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295
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305
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315
1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004
Sca
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MathScience
Source: NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress and NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress.
Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP
Age 17: Reading and Writing NAEP Long-Term Trends
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1984 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004
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Source: NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress.
Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP
Gaps between groups wider today than in 1990
NAEP Reading, 17 Year-Olds
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240
260
280
300
320
1971 1975 1980 1984 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004
Avera
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cale
Sco
re
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP
NAEP Math, 17 Year-Olds
220
240
260
280
300
320
1973 1978 1982 1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004
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Sco
re
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20 28
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP
Value Added in High School Declined During
the Nineties
Value Added Declining in High School Math...
36 3634
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Scale Score Growth, From Age 13 to Age 17
Source: NCES, 1999. Trends in Academic Progress. Data from Long Term Trend NAEP
Note: Scale score gains reflect the difference between the scale scores of 17-year-olds and the scale scores of 13-year-olds four years prior.
... Still
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Scale Score Growth, From Grade 8 to Grade 12
Source: NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde
Note: Scale score gains reflect the difference between the scale scores of 12 th Graders and the scale scores of 8th Graders four years prior.
Reading: Students Entering High School Better Prepared, But Leaving
Worse
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ns Ages 13-17 Growth
Ages 9-13 Growth
Age 9 Score
Total= 290 Total= 288
Source: NCES, 1999. Trends in Academic Progress. Data from Long Term Trend NAEP
Hormones?
Students in Other Countries Gain far More in
Secondary School TIMSS
PISA
PISA 2003: US 15 Year-Olds Rank Near The End Of The
Pack Among 29 OECD Countries
U.S. RANK READING 20TH
MATH 24TH
SCIENCE 19TH
Source: NCES, 2005, International Outcomes of Learning in Mathematics, Literacy and Problem Solving: 2003 PISA Results.NCES 2005-003
2003: U.S. Ranked 24th out of 29 OECD Countries in Mathematics
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA 2003 Results , data available at http://www.oecd.org/
Problems are not limited to our high-poverty and high-
minority schools . . .
U.S. Ranks Low in the Percent of Students in the Highest Achievement Level (Level 6)
in Math
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA 2003 Results, data available at http://www.oecd.org/
U.S. Ranks 23rd out of 29 OECD Countries in the Math Achievement of the Highest-
Performing Students*
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* Students at the 95th PercentileSource: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA 2003 Results , data available at http://www.oecd.org/
U.S. Ranks 23rd out of 29OECD Countries in the Math
Achievement of High-SES Students
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA 2003 Results, data available at http://www.oecd.org/
Problems not limited to math, either.
PISA 2003: Problem-Solving, US Ranks 24th Out of 29 OECD
Countries
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Source: NCES, 2005, International Outcomes of Learning in Mathematics, Literacy and Problem Solving: 2003 PISA Results.NCES 2005-003
More than half of our 15 year olds at problem-solving level
1 or below.
Source: OECD Problem Solving for Tomorrow’s World. 2004
One measure on which we rank high?
Inequality!
*Of 29 OECD countries, based on scores of students at the 5th and 95th percentiles.
PISA 2003: Gaps in Performance Of U.S.15 Year-Olds Are Among the Largest of OECD Countries
Rank in Performance Gaps Between Highest and Lowest Achieving
Students *
Mathematical Literacy 8th
Problem Solving 6th
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA 2003 Results, data available at http://www.oecd.org/
These gaps begin before children arrive at the
schoolhouse door.But, rather than organizing our
educational system to ameliorate this problem, we organize it to
exacerbate the problem.
How?
By giving students who arrive with less, less in school, too.
Some of these “lesses” are a result of choices that policymakers make.
Nation:Inequities in State and Local
Revenue Per StudentGap
High Poverty vs. Low Poverty Districts
-$907 per student
High Minority vs. Low Minority Districts
-$614 per student
Source: The Education Trust, The Funding Gap 2005. Data are for 2003
Not Just K-12: In higher education, we spend less per student in the
institutions where most low-income students start.
Expenditures per student
2 Year Colleges $9,183
4 Year Colleges $27,973
Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, 2003
But some of the “lesses”–indeed, perhaps the most
devastating ones—are a function of choices that
educators make.
Choices we make about what to expect of whom…
Source: Prospects (ABT Associates, 1993), in “Prospects: Final Report on Student Outcomes”, PES, DOE, 1997.
Students in Poor Schools Receive ‘A’s for Work That Would Earn ‘Cs’ in Affluent
Schools87
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A B C DGrades
Seventh Grade Math
Low-poverty schools High-poverty schools
Choices we make about what to teach whom…
Source: CCSSO, State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
Fewer Latino students are enrolled
in Algebra 1 in Grade 8
2429
0
50
2003
Per
cen
t En
rolle
d
Latino
White
Source: CCSSO, State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education, 2001
Fewer Latino students are enrolled
in Algebra 2
45
62
0
80
1998
Per
cen
t En
rolle
d
Latino
White
And choices we make about Who
teaches whom…
More Classes in High-Poverty, High-Minority Schools Taught By Out-of-
Field Teachers
34%
19%
29%
21%
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50%
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*Teachers lacking a college major or minor in the field. Data for secondary-level core academic classes.Source: Richard M. Ingersoll, University of Pennsylvania. Original analysis for the Ed Trust of 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey .
High poverty Low poverty High minority Low minorityNote: High Poverty school-50% or more of the students are eligible for free/reduced price lunch. Low-poverty school -15% or fewer of the students are eligible for free/reduced price lunch.
High-minority school - 50% or more of the students are nonwhite. Low-minority school- 15% or fewer of the students are nonwhite.
Poor and Minority Students Get More Inexperienced*
Teachers20%
11%
21%
10%
0%
25%
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t o
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each
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Wh
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re
Inexp
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics, “Monitoring Quality: An Indicators Report,” December 2000.
*Teachers with 3 or fewer years of experience.
High poverty Low poverty High minority Low minority
Note: High poverty refers to the top quartile of schools with students eligible for free/reduced price lunch. Low poverty-bottom quartile of schools with students eligible for free/reduced price lunch. High minority-top quartile; those schools with the highest concentrations of minority students. Low minority-bottom quartile of schools with the lowest concentrations of minority students
Results are devastating.
Kids who come in a little behind, leave a lot behind.
By the end of high school?
African American and Latino 17 Year-Olds Do Math at Same Levels
As White 13 Year-Olds
0%
100%
200 250 300 350
Average Scale Score
Per
cent
of
Stud
ents
White 13 Year-Olds African American 17 Year-Olds Latino 17-Year Olds
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP
African American and Latino 17 Year-Olds Read at Same Levels As
White 13 Year-Olds
0%
100%
150 200 250 300 350
Average Scale Score
Per
cent
of
Stud
ents
White 13 Year-Olds African American 17 Year-Olds Latino 17 Year-Olds
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP
And these are the students who remain in
high school.What do those numbers look
like?
Students Graduate From High School At Different Rates
* 4-Year Graduation Rates
55%
72%
53%
78%
0%
100%
Perc
ent
of
Stu
dents
G
raduati
ng in 4
Years
African American Asian Latino White
Source: Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters, The Manhattan Institute, 2006. Leaving Boys Behind: Public High SchoolGraduation Rates.
Data is for the class of 2003.
True, Among High School Graduates, College-Going is
Increasing
Immediate College-Going Increasing for All Groups:
1980 to 2002
0102030405060708090
100
Year
Per
cen
t G
oin
g t
o C
olle
ge
African American Latino White
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES, The Digest of Education Statistics 2002 (2003), Table 183 AND U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey Report, October 2002.
College Going Increasing for High School Grads at All Income Levels
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Low* Middle High
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, October Current Population Surveys, 1972-2000, in US DOE, NCES, The Condition of Education 2002, p.166.
*Due to small sample sizes, 3-year averages used for Low-income category
But though college going up for minorities, gains among whites have been greater
And though college going up for low-income students, they still haven’t reached rate of
high income students in mid-seventies.
Highest Achieving Low-Income Students Attend Postsecondary at Same Rate as Bottom
Achieving High Income Students
Achievement Level (in quartiles)
Low-Income
High-Income
First (Low) 36% 77% Second 50% 85% Third 63% 90% Fourth (High) 78% 97%
Source: NELS: 88, Second (1992) and Third Follow up (1994); in, USDOE, NCES, NCES Condition of Education 1997 p. 64
But access isn’t the only issue:
There’s a question of access to what…
And what about graduation?
Black and Latino Freshmen Complete College at Lower Rates
(6 Year Rates; All 4-Year Institutions)
59%
41% 41%
64%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
White Black Latino Asian
Source: U.S. DOE, NCES, 1995-96 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, Second Follow-Up (BPS: 96/01) in U.S. DOE, NCES, Descriptive Summary of 1995-96 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Six Years Later. Table 7-6 on page 163.
Overall rate: 55%
The result?
Increases in college completion not
commensurate with increases in college going.
College Going vs. Completion of BA or Higher, Whites
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
White College-Going White Completion
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, October Current Population Surveys, 1972-2000, in US DOE, NCES, The Condition of Education 2002, p.166 and 174.
19
10
College Going vs. Completion of BA or Higher, Blacks
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Black BlackCompletion
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, October Current Population Surveys, 1972-2000, in US DOE, NCES, The Condition of Education 2002, p.166 and 174.
21
7
College Going vs. Completion of BA or Higher, Hispanics
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Hispanic Hispanic Completion
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, October Current Population Surveys, 1972-2000, in US DOE, NCES, The Condition of Education 2002, p.166 and 174.
Internationally?
After decades of leading all other developed countries in both college going and college
completion, we are no longer first in either.
Moreover, while college graduates have stronger literacy and quantitative
skills than non-graduates…
2003 NAAL Prose Literacyby Educational Attainment
133
39
14
44
53
4
31
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
High School Graduate College Graduate
Per
cen
t o
f A
du
lts
Proficient
Intermediate
Basic
Below Basic
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2005. Available at : http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL
Some college refers to adults who attended a post-secondary institution but did not obtain a degree
2003 NAAL Quantitative Literacy
by Educational Attainment
24
4
42
22
29
43
5
31
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
High School Graduate College Graduate
Per
cen
t o
f A
du
lts
Proficient
Intermediate
Basic
Below Basic
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2005. Available at : http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL
Some college refers to adults who attended a post-secondary institution but did not obtain a degree
Too few are proficient, too many are basic or below, and
in both categories the numbers are getting worse.
2003 NAAL Percent of College Graduates Proficient
40 373131
2531
0
20
40
60
80
100
Prose Document Quantitative
Perc
en
t o
f A
du
lts
1992
2003
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2005. Available at : http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL
2003 NAAL Percent of College Graduates Basic
10 9
2114 11
22
0
20
40
60
80
100
Prose Document Quantitative
Perc
en
t o
f A
du
lts
1992
2003
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2005. Available at : http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL
ADD IT ALL UP...
Of Every 100 White Kindergartners:
94 Graduate from high school
66 Complete at least some college
34 Obtain at least a Bachelor’s Degree
(25-to 29-Year-Olds)
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. March Current Population Surveys, 1971-2003, in The Condition of Education 2005. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2005/section3/indicator23.asp#info
Of Every 100 African American Kindergartners:
89 Graduate from High School
51 Complete at Least Some College
18 Obtain at Least a Bachelor’s Degree
(25-to 29-Year-Olds)
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. March Current Population Surveys, 1971-2003, in The Condition of Education 2005. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2005/section3/indicator23.asp#info
Of Every 100 Latino Kindergartners:
62 Graduate from high school
31 Complete at least some college
10 Obtain at least a Bachelor’s Degree
(25-to 29-Year-Olds)
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. March Current Population Surveys, 1971-2003, in The Condition of Education 2005. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2005/section3/indicator23.asp#info
Of Every 100 American Indian/Alaskan Native
Kindergartners:
(25 Years Old and Older)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, We the People: American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States. Data source: Census 2000, www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/censr-28.pdf
71 Graduate from high school
30 Complete at least some college
12 Obtain at least a Bachelor’s Degree
College Graduates by Age 24
Young People From High Income Families
75%
Young People From Low Income Families
9%
Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Educational Opportunity.
So What Can We Do?
Many educators have concluded that we can’t do
much.
What We Hear Many K-12 Educators Say:
• They’re poor;• Their parents don’t care;• They come to schools without
breakfast; • Not enough books• Not enough parents . . .
The Postsecondary Equivalent?
• They enter without the necessary skills;
• They have to work to support their families;
• Their peers and families don’t support and value their struggle…
But if they are right, why are low-income students and
students of color performing so high in some schools…
M. Hall Stanton ElementaryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
M. Hall Stanton ElementaryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
• 487 students in grades K-6• 100% African American• 86% Low-Income
Source: Philadelphia School District, https://sdp-webprod.phila.k12.pa.us/school_profiles/servlet/
Rapid Improvement at StantonGrade 5 Reading Over Time
12
70
5761
0
20
40
60
80
100
2002 2006
Perc
en
t P
rofi
cie
nt
or
Ad
van
ced
Stanton
Pennsylvania
Source: School Information Partnership, http://www.schoolmatters.com Pennsylvania Department of Education, http://www.pde.state.pa.us
Rapid Improvement at StantonGrade 5 Math Over Time
21
83
53
67
0
20
40
60
80
100
2002 2006
Perc
en
t P
rofi
cie
nt
or
Ad
van
ced
Stanton
Pennsylvania
Source: School Information Partnership, http://www.schoolmatters.com Pennsylvania Department of Education, http://www.pde.state.pa.us
Capitol View ElementaryAtlanta, Georgia
Capitol View ElementaryAtlanta, Georgia
• 252 students in grades K-5• 95% African American• 88% Low-Income
Source: Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, http://reportcard2006.gaosa.org/
High Achievement at Capitol View
2006 Grade 5 Reading100 100 100
8172 73
0
20
40
60
80
100
Overall AfricanAmerican
Low-Income
Perc
en
t M
eets
or
Exceed
s
Capitol View
Georgia
Source: Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, http://reportcard2006.gaosa.org/
High Achievement at Capitol View
2006 Grade 5 Math100 100 100
8983 83
0
20
40
60
80
100
Overall AfricanAmerican
Low-Income
Perc
en
t M
eets
or
Exceed
s
Capitol View
Georgia
Source: Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, http://reportcard2006.gaosa.org/
Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High School
Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High School
Elmont, New York
• 1,966 Students in Grades 7-12• 75% African American• 12% Latino
Source: New York State School Report Card, http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/reportcard/
Elmont MemorialHigher Percentage of Students Meeting
Graduation Requirements than the State, Class of 2004 Regents English
99 99 100 100 99
85
74 72 75
88
0
20
40
60
80
100
All AfricanAmerican
Latino Poor Non-Poor
Pe
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Elmont
New York
Source: New York State School Report Card, http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/reportcard/
Elmont MemorialHigher Percentage of Students Meeting
Graduation Requirements than the State, Class of 2004 Regents Math
96 95 94 94 96
83
68 6872
86
0
20
40
60
80
100
All AfricanAmerican
Latino Poor Non-Poor
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Elmont
New York
Source: New York State School Report Card, http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/reportcard/
University Park Campus School
University Park Campus School
Worcester, Massachusetts
• 220 Students in Grades 7-12• 9% African American• 18% Asian• 35% Latino• 39% White• 73% Low-Income
Source: Massachusetts Department of Education School Profile, http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/
University Park Results: 2004
• 100% of 10th graders passed MA high school exit exam on first attempt.
• 87% passed at advanced or proficient level.
• Fifth most successful school in the state, surpassing many schools serving wealthy students.
University ParkHigher Percentage of Students at Proficient and
Advanced than the State2005 Grade 10 Math
1511
2437
27
5335
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
University Park Massachusetts
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Proficient
Needs Improvement
Warning/Failing
Source: Massachusetts Department of Education School Profile, http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/
Guess What?Also very big differences in
college results…even among those who serve “same”
kinds of students.
Higher education institutions graduation rates
Some of these differences are clearly attributable to
differences in student preparation and/or
institutional mission.But not all…
Some colleges are far more successful than their
students’ “stats” would suggest.
Doc/Research Institutions With Similar Students Getting
Different ResultsMedian SAT
Size % Pell
Overall 6 Yr-Grad Rate
White/URM Grad Rate Gap
Penn State 1195
33,975
19%
83% -14%
Univ of Wisconsin
1240
27,711
12%
76% -21%
Texas A & M
1185
33,901
14%
75% -9%
Univ of Washington
1185
25,059
21%
71% -11%
Univ of Minnesota
1145
28,273
16%
54% -19%
Masters Level Institutions With Similar Students Getting Different
ResultsMedian SAT
Size % Pell Overall 6 Yr-Grad Rate
URM 6-Yr Grad Rate
Millersville U of PA
1055 6369
19% 66% 46%
SUNY at Plattsburgh
1045 5130
33% 59% 52%
NW MO State
1010 5043
27% 53% 44%
Northern Michigan U
1010 7831
32% 45% 38%
Bac General/Masters Institutions With Similar Students Getting
Different ResultsMedian SAT
Size % Pell Overall 6 Yr-Grad Rate
URM 6-Yr Grad Rate
Elizabeth City (NC)
810 2039 60% 51% 54%
Kentucky State
825 1827 49% 39% 44%
Fayetteville State (NC)
865 3820 55% 38% 39%
U of Ark Pine Bluff
775 2918 68% 31% 31%
Coppin State (MD)
875 2691 57% 22% 22%
College Results Online
Bottom Line:At Every Level of Education, What We Do Matters A Lot!
MOVING FORWARD
1. Improving Preparation: Four things higher education
can do
A. Don’t be bashful about pressing for all students to
graduate high school “college ready.”
High impact schools aim high for all students. Even when they start with high dropout rates, they aim
students toward college and careers.
That’s Good, Because Education Pays: 2000 U.S. Median Earnings
$15,000
$21,000$22,700
$28,200
$36,000
$0
$20,000
$40,000
Less ThanHigh School
High SchoolGraduate
Some College AssociateDegree
BaccalaureateDegree
2000
U.S
. Med
ian
Ear
nin
gs
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Public Use Microdata Samples (based on the 2000 Decennial Census)
Growing Need for Higher Levels of Education:
Projections of Education Shortages and Surpluses in 2012
-4,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000
Less Than HighSchool
High School
Associates Degree
Some College
Shortage Surplus
Source: Analysis by Anthony Carnevale, 2006 of Current Population Survey (1992-2004) and Census Population Projection Estimates
Bachelor’s Degree
NEW STUDY FROM ACT:College ready, workforce
training ready=same thing
B. Add your voice to the movement to make the
“college prep” curriculum the default curriculum for all
students.
Single biggest predictor post-
high school success is
QUALITY AND INTENSITY OF
HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Source: Cliff Adelman, 2006, The Toolbox Revisited, U.S. Department of Education.
High School Curriculum Intensity is a Strong Predictor of Bachelor’s Degree
Completion
82
9
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20
40
60
80
100
Most Intense Curriculum Least Intense Curriculum
Per
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Source: Clifford Adelman, U.S. Department of Education, The Toolbox Revisited, 2006.
Curriculum quintiles are composites of English, math, science, foreign language, social studies, computer science, Advanced Placement, the highest level of math, remedial math and remedial English classes taken during high school.
College prep curriculum has benefits far beyond
college.
Students of all sorts will learn more...
Source: USDOE, NCES, Vocational Education in the United States: Toward the Year 2000, in Issue Brief: Students Who Prepare for College and Vocation
*Grade 8-grade 12 test score gains based on 8th grade achievement.
Low Quartile Students Gain More From College
Prep Courses*
1916
28
20
0
30
Math Reading
NE
LS
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re G
ain
Vocational College Prep
They will also fail less often...
Challenging Curriculum Results in Lower Failure Rates, Even for Lowest Achievers
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23
47
31
0
50
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College Prep Low Level
Source: SREB, “Middle Grades to High School: Mending a Weak Link”. Unpublished Draft, 2002.
Ninth-grade English performance, by high/low level course, and eighth-grade reading achievement quartiles
And they’ll be better prepared for the
workplace.
Leading districts, states making college prep the
default curriculum.
Texas, Indiana, Arkansas, Michigan, Oklahoma,
Kentucky, Kansas.
C. Getting All Students in Courses With the Right
Labels Isn’t Enough.
Higher education can be strong partner in quality assurance strategies.
Fertile ground for P-16 work:High quality assignments,
lessons, units, end-of-course assessments.
D. Good teachers matter big time.
LOW ACHIEVING STUDENTS IN TN GAIN MORE WITH EFFECTIVE TEACHERS: One Year Growth
14
53
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
low high
Sanders and Rivers, Cumulative and Residual Effects of Teachers on Future Academic Achievement, 1998.
Cumulative Teacher Effects On Students’ Math Scores in
Dallas (Grades 3-5)
76
27
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Ave
rage P
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entile
Rank
Dallas StudentsAssigned to 3Highly EffectiveTeachers in aRow
Dallas StudentsAssigned to 3IneffectiveTeachers in aRow
Source: Heather Jordan, Robert Mendro, and Dash Weerasinghe, The Effects of Teachers on Longitudinal Student Achievement, 1997.
Beginning Grade 3Percentile Rank= 55
Beginning Grade 3Percentile Rank= 57
But some students don’t get their fair share of strong
teachers.
More Classes in High-Poverty, High-Minority Schools Taught By Out-of-
Field Teachers
34%
19%
29%
21%
0%
50%
Per
cen
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by
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*Teachers lacking a college major or minor in the field. Data for secondary-level core academic classes.Source: Richard M. Ingersoll, University of Pennsylvania. Original analysis for the Ed Trust of 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey .
High poverty Low poverty High minority Low minorityNote: High Poverty school-50% or more of the students are eligible for free/reduced price lunch. Low-poverty school -15% or fewer of the students are eligible for free/reduced price lunch.
High-minority school - 50% or more of the students are nonwhite. Low-minority school- 15% or fewer of the students are nonwhite.
Poor and Minority Students Get More Inexperienced*
Teachers20%
11%
21%
10%
0%
25%
Perc
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t o
f T
each
ers
Wh
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re
Inexp
eri
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ced
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, “Monitoring Quality: An Indicators Report,” December 2000.
*Teachers with 3 or fewer years of experience.
High poverty Low poverty High minority Low minority
Note: High poverty refers to the top quartile of schools with students eligible for free/reduced price lunch. Low poverty-bottom quartile of schools with students eligible for free/reduced price lunch. High minority-top quartile; those schools with the highest concentrations of minority students. Low minority-bottom quartile of schools with the lowest concentrations of minority students
Does any of this matter to college preparation?
Teacher Quality in Illinois and Its
Impact on College Readiness
College Readiness at High Poverty, High Minority Schools by TQI
26%
3%
73%
38%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Lowest TQI Upper Middle TQI
Pe
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nt
of
Stu
de
nts
More/Most Ready
Not/Least Ready
Presley, J. and Gong, Y. (2005). The Demographics and Academics of College Readiness in Illinois. http://ierc.siue.edu/documents/College%20Readiness%20-%202005-3.pdf
Percent of Students More/Most Ready by High School TQI and
Highest Math Level
6 6
1611
25
48
18
42
67
20
52
76
21
57
81
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Algebra II Trigonometryor other
advancedmath
Calculus
Per
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tud
ents
Lowest 10%
11-25%
Lower Middle TQI
Upper Middle TQI
Highest TQI
Presley, J. and Gong, Y. (2005). The Demographics and Academics of College Readiness in Illinois. http://ierc.siue.edu/documents/College%20Readiness%20-%202005-3.pdf
Because of pioneering work of Blue Ribbon Commission, Louisiana already out ahead on building necessary data systems, looking at value-
added by source college. But it’s important for you to ACT
on what you learn here.
So far, talked mostly about how you can help spur and support improvements in
high schools.
But while those efforts take root, there are many, many things you can do to turn
your numbers around now.
2. Improving Access and Success in College. Five
places to focus.
A. Leadership Matters
A lot of campuses add learning communities,
“freshman experiences”, learning centers and the
like…and then wonder why their numbers don’t improve.
These things can help.
But student access and success must become a high priority for all academic units.
That’s why presidential and provost leadership is so
important.Leadership role can’t simply
be “delegated down.”
B. Helps to set stretch goals on student success, track progress, reward results.
And the data need to be used.
Factor in presidential evaluation in CSU, ULS, USG,
UMS.
C. Take a look at how you are deploying institutional
aid.
Both the federal government and state governments have
shifted more and more of their aid resources toward
more affluent students.
Maximum Pell Grant Coverage of Cost of College
36%
84%
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1975 2005
East
West
But the shifts away from poor students in institutional aid
money are MORE PRONOUNCED than the shifts
in government aid.
Are you truly meeting legitimate need of low-
income students or shifting precious resources to
compete for high-income students?
D. Momentum matters.
It is critically important to identify and fix “choke points” in student
progression—courses where availability and/or
disproportionate failureis blocking student progression.
Best examples: University of Northern Iowa; also, Univ of Alabama and others in NCAT
course redesign initiative.
E. Go after students who left in good standing without a
degree, and invite them back.
e.g. University of New Mexico Graduation Project.
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