Educational Attainment
Part II New Requirement
The percentage of working-age(18-64) adults in a community without a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma (e.g., GED®)
Educational Attainment
Part II New Requirement
Present a plan to reduce the percentage of working age adults (18-64) in your county without a high school diploma or high school equivalency (e.g., GED)
3% points in three years 5% points in five years
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“Adult illiteracy is a fundamental barrier to every major challenge facing Kentucky, including early childhood education, education reform, economic development, and improving the health and well-being of Kentucky’s families and communities.”
The Adult Education Act of 2000
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410,000 adults (18-64) without a high school diploma or GED® (American Community Survey (2006-2010)Public Policy IssueAffects Economic DevelopmentAffects ability to attend and become successful in Postsecondary EducationAffects childhood development and school success
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•At the current rate, employers in 2025 will need about 23 million more degree holders than our nation’s colleges and universities will have produced.
• Approximately 2/3 of the nation’s college completion goal will come from non-traditional students entering and staying in the pipeline.
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• 3 billion people reported to Gallup they want a job that pays a living wage.
• Only 1.2 million jobs in the world currently fit that description.
• As the foreign workforce becomes more educated, competition for jobs will be fierce.
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By 2018, 54% of all jobs in Kentucky will require some level of postsecondary education.
Between now and 2018, Kentucky will need to fill 617,000 vacancies resulting from job creation, worker retirements and other factors. Of these job vacancies, 330,000 will require postsecondary credentials.
-Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University, 2010
Source: American Community Surv ey (ACS) 2006-2010
0-19% (69 counties)20-29% (42 counties)30-39% (9 counties)
2/8/2012
Percent of Population, 18 - 64,without a High School Credential
2010
Hickman
Carlisle
Graves
Ballard
Fulton
McCracken
Crittenden
Union
LivingstonHopkins
Webster
Caldwell
Lyon
MarshallTrigg
Calloway
Christian
OhioMcLean
Henderson
Muhlenberg
Daviess
Allen
Logan
ToddSimpson
BarrenWarren
Hancock
EdmonsonButler
Grayson
Breckinridge
Meade
Larue
Hart
Hardin
Green
Shelby
Nelson
Bullitt
Jefferson
Spencer
Trimble
OldhamHenry
Carroll
Monroe
MetcalfeRussell
Cumberland
Clinton
Washington
Taylor
Adair
Casey
Marion
Boyle
Scott
Mercer
Woodford
Franklin
Anderson
Garrard
Jessamine
Lincoln
Owen
Boone Kenton
Gallatin
Harrison
Pendleton
Grant
Bourbon
Madison
Fayette
Rockcastle
Clark
Pulaski
McCreary
Wayne
Whitley
Laurel
Knox
Bell
Harlan
Leslie
Mason
Campbell
Bracken
Fleming
Robertson
Nicholas
Owsley
Estill
Jackson
Powell
Montgomery
Bath
Lee
Menifee
Wolfe
Breathitt
Perry
Magoffin
Clay
Morgan
Carter
Lewis
Rowan
Elliott
Boyd
Greenup
Lawrence
JohnsonMartin
Letcher
Knott
Pike
Floyd
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Developing the planLook at your current population
www.kyae.ky.orgTeam planningDiscuss strategies to reduce the populationDiscuss processes and local policies which need to be implemented or changedAssimilate strategies into a plausible plan
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David Walters Director, Program Administration
Kentucky Adult EducationCouncil on Postsecondary Education 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 250
Frankfort, KY 40601 Office: 502-573-5114, ext 122
Fax: 502-573-5436 [email protected]
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