Opportunity & Equity 2014: Jane Zehnder Merrell
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Transcript of Opportunity & Equity 2014: Jane Zehnder Merrell
Race for Results: building a path to opportunity
for all children
Jane Zehnder-Merrell, Kids Count in Michigan Project Director Prosperity Coalition
May 6, 2014
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oAfrican American
oAmerican Indian
oAsian and Pacific Islander
oLatino/Hispanic
oWhite
oTwo or more races (US only)
(Mutually exclusive - OMB categories for racial and ethnic groups
as reported/collected by Federal Statistical Agencies)
Major Racial/Ethnic Groups
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• economically successful families,
• supportive communities,
• meeting developmental, health and educational milestones
12 key milestones/conditions to successful adulthood
• Range: birth to young adulthood – ages 0-29
• Collection: regular and comparable-state and national
Goals for All Children
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• Babies Born at Normal Birthweight (5.5 lbs)
• Children (3-5) Enrolled in Nursery School, Preschool or Kindergarten
• Children living in Low-Poverty Areas (<20
percent)
Supportive Communities
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• Females Ages 15 to 19 Delay Childbearing
• Children Living with a Householder having at Least a High School Diploma
• Children in Two-Parent Families
• Children in Families with Incomes Above 200 percent of Poverty
Economically Successful Familes
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• Fourth Graders at/Above Proficient in Reading
• Eighth Graders at/Above Proficient in Math
• High School Students Graduating on Time
• Young Adults (19-26) in School/ Work
• Young Adults (25-29) with Associate Degree +
Meeting Milestones
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Race for Results Index: US
775 701
398 380 348
0
300
600
900
Asian andPacific
Islander
White Latino AmericanIndian
Black
Michigan's two largest racial/ethnic groups have worse outcomes/conditions than their national counterparts.
Race for Results Index—higher scores reflect better results
Asian/Pacific Islander
White
American Indian/
Alaskan Native
Hispanic/Latino
Black/African American
787
501
668
244
411
776
345
404
387
704
0 250 500 750 1,000
Almost one of every three children in Michigan is a child of color—much less diverse than the nation.
White 1,548,470
69%
American Indian 13,941
1% Asian/Pacific Islander 64,914
3%
Hispanic/Latino 173,982
7%
Other 97,437
4%
Black/ African American
367,603 16%
Source: Kids Count Data Center
White children in Michigan were worse off than their national peers.
White Children (69%)- 1.5 million
0 250 500 750 1,000
Race for Results Index—with 1,000 as the best score
827
827
812
704
668
559
521
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Unites States
Michigan
Mississippi
West Virginia
Outcomes/conditions for Michigan’s white children were substantially worse than their national peers on four measures.
White Non-Hispanic Children (69%)
75%
50%
25%
0%
36% 44% 45%
37% 40% 47%
63% 69%
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation: Race for Results
Math proficiency Reading proficiency Associate’s degree Income above 200% (grade 8) (grade 4) or higher (ages 25-29) of the FPL
African American children in Michigan were worse off than their peers in every state but Mississippi and Wisconsin.
African American Children (16%) – 368,000
Hawaii
New Hampshire
United States
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Wisconsin
0 250 500 750
Race for Results Index—with 1,000 as the best score
583
538
345
252
244
243
238
African American children in Michigan fell well below their national peers on most key indicators.
African American Children (16%)
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Math Reading Associate’s Above 200% Low-poverty Two-parent On-time H.S. In school or proficiency proficiency degree+ of the FPL area (less families graduation working (grade 8) (grade 4) (ages 25-29) than 20%) (ages 19-26)
7%
14% 12% 17%
30% 37%
50%
35%
26% 26% 19%
32%
65% 59%
72% 66%
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation: Race for Results
African American children in Michigan were less likely to live in a low-poverty neighborhood than those in any other state.
African American Children (16%)
64
50 45 41
35 31 30
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation: Race for Results
75
60
45
30
15
0
New Jersey United New York Illinois Arkansas Mississippi Michigan States
Overall Hispanic/Latino children in Michigan were slightly better off than their national peers.
Hispanic/Latino Children (7%) – 174,000
Race for Results Index -- with 1,000 as the best score
540
573
521
411
404
336
331
Alaska
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Michigan
United States
Rhode Island
Alabama
0 250 500 750
Householder with a Math proficiency On-time H.S. H.S. diploma (grade 8) graduation
14% 21%
71% 63%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Conditions/outcomes for Michigan Hispanic/Latino children differ substantially from national averages on three measures.
Hispanic/Latino Children (7%)
71% 63%
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation: Race for Results
National RECOMMENDATIONS
• DATA
• CONNECT THE DOTS: DATA POLICY
• PROGRAMS – PROMISING/EVIDENCE-BASED
• INCLUSION – ECONOMIC & EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
Reducing Racial Inequity
•Concentrated poverty
• Education
• Employment
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This is our future, and it is NOW.