Presented by Angie Eilers, Ph D

1
Presented by Angie Eilers, Ph D Research and
Policy Director
2
Our process for change
Start with the facts
Reframe the issue
Engage the public and specialists
Propose strategic frameworks and policies
Initiate statewide discussions
Work toward change
2
3
Smart Investments are Strategic
Increasing by 50 the rate of students who
finish post-secondary education by 2020,
increasing the attainment rate of students of
color and Native Americans accordingly.
3
4
Minnesotas education trends
By 2020, a smaller proportion of Minnesotans will
have a post-secondary education
BS or more
AA degree
HS or less
2006
2020
4
5
Growth in working age population
Projected Change by Race/Ethnicity, 2000-2030
75 of total workforce growth
7
152
270
169
341
75
5
6
Making the Case
Percent increase needed by subpopulations to
reach 50 percent overall increase in attainment
6
7
Smart Investments in Minnesotas Students
Where Should We Invest Our Next Dollar?
Finish
K
8th
Students who enter post-secondary school finish
with a degree
All students pass Algebra I by the end of 8th
grade
Every child enters school ready to learn
All 3rd graders read at or above grade level
All high schoolers graduate prepared for
post-secondary through rigorous courses (Algebra
II, Chemistry/Physics
13-16
Pre-K
3rd
Prep
1. Where are our students on each of these
outcomes? 2. What are effective interventions
that achieve these outcomes? 3. Which investments
get the greatest return for the dollar?
7
8
Intervention selection process
Body of Research
Evidence of effectiveness
Cost-benefit analysis
Steering committee consensus on best bang for the
Minnesota buck
8
9
What works?
Research addressed what works from cradle to
college
Birth to age 3 Age 4 through 3rd grade
Grades 4 through 8 Grades 9
through 12 Transition to
post-secondary
Achieving a High Return on Early Childhood
Investment Evidence Proposal and the Minnesota
Pilot Dr. Arthur J. Rolnick Rob Grunewald,
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Cost-Effectiveness of Early Childhood Development
Programs from Preschool to Third Grade Dr.
Arthur Reynolds, University of Minnesota
Investments in K-12 Education for Minnesota What
Works? Dr. Henry Levin, Teachers College,
Columbia University Dr. Clive Belfield, Queens
College, City University of New York
Improving the Transition from High School to
College in Minnesota Recommendations Based on a
Review of Effective Programs Dr. Laura W. Perna,
Graduate School of Education, University of
Pennsylvania
Current Generation Out-of-School Time Programs
What Works, What Doesnt and at What Cost? Dr.
Megan K. Beckett, The Rand Corporation
Download the full papers at www.growthandjustice.o
rg
9
10
Higher attainment comes from investing in
readiness
Smart investments start early and prepare the
student for the next level.
Transition to post-secondary

• Rigorous coursework
• Intensive tutoring
• In-school and out-of-school social supports such
  as mentoring

Grades 9 through 12

• College prep curriculum with teacher development
• Parent involvement
• Student counseling and progress monitoring

• Grades 4 through 8
• Rigorous coursework
• Intensive tutoring
• In-school and out-of-school social supports such
  as mentoring

Pre-K (age 4) through grade 3

• Social skills training
• Quality half-day preschool
• Class size reduction
• Intensive focus on early skill acquisition

• Birth to age 3
• Nurse home visiting programs
• Expanded access to quality childcare

Birth to age 3 Age 4 through 3rd grade
Grades 4 through 8 Grades 9 through 12
Transition to post-secondary
10
11
Gateways on the path to success
Post-secondary Enrollment Completion
Graduate/ transition
4-12
 
K-3
Ready for K birth to 5 care correlates
w/ learning readiness
Birth to 3 home visits/mentors Birth to 4
quality childcare 110M

11
12
Sample intervention Early care

• Nurse Home Visiting
• Registered nurses visit homes of at-risk,
  first-time mothers of children prenatal to age 2.
  Effects include
• improved prenatal health
• fewer subsequent pregnancies
• increased intervals between births
• fewer childhood injuries
• improved school readiness
• increased maternal employment

35 million for 60,000 families at 185 of
poverty Benefit/Cost 6 1
12
13
Gateways on the path to success
Post-secondary Enrollment Completion
Graduate/ transition
4-12
K-3 Readiness correlates with proficiency in
basic skills

• PK-3 Comprehensive program
• 4 year old preschool
• Intensive instruction
• Class size reduction
• Family supports/social skills
• 285M

Pre-K

13
14
Sample intervention Pre-K3

• Chicago Child-Parent Centers
• Reading math instruction, field trips. Parents
  volunteer in classroom, get social services, job
  parenting skills training. Effects include
• lower rates of depression
• less violent crime incarceration
• less public assistance
• more likely to attend 4 year college
• more likely employed full-time

285 million for 36,000 Pre-K to 3rd graders
below proficiency Benefit/Cost 10 1
14
15
Gateways on the path to success
Post-secondary Enrollment Completion
Graduate/ transition
4-12 Proficiency at grade-level Correlates
w/ HS success
K-3

• 4th 12th comprehensive program
• Rigorous coursework
• Small Learning Communities, curriculum alignment
• Advocacy, counseling
• 255M

Pre-K

15
16
Sample intervention 9 -12

• Talent Development High School
• Small leaning community plus comprehensive
  programs with rigorous coursework, teacher
  professional development, mentoring relationships
  parent and community strategies. Effects
  include
• improved progression from 9th to
• 10th grade (8 pts)
• increased graduation rates (16 pts)

56 million for 160,000 9-12 graders below
proficient in both math reading Benefit/Cost 6
.56 1
16
17
Sample intervention Grades 5-8

• Achievement for Latinos Through Academic Success
• Counselors assigned to Latino students and their
  families monitor attendance, behavior and
  achievement train in problem-solving offer
  feedback, remediation and advocacy. Effects
  include
• 5 higher graduation rate

4000 per student for Latinos below proficiency
levels Benefit/Cost 2.90 1
17
18
Gateways on the path to success
Graduate From HS/Transition To Higher Ed
Post-secondary Enrollment Completion
4-12
K-3

• Dropout/pregnancy prevention, counseling, social
  supports
• Access/counseling
• Financial assistance
• 340M

Pre-K

18
19
Sample intervention Transition

• Admission Possible
• Identifies promising low-income students and
  helps with ACT test preparation, college search,
  application and financial aid processes, plus
  other guidance and support. Effects include
• 18 average ACT improvement
• 99 college acceptance rate
• 80 graduate or are still in school

3000 per student two-year program for juniors
seniors Benefit/Cost 5 1
19
20
Ready to Launch (Birth to 3rd Grade)
20
21
Ready for Higher Learning (Grades 4 - 12
21
22
Ready for Life (Transition Out-of-School Time)
22
23
How investments follow the student
405 MReady to Launch
255 MReady for Higher Learning
340 MReady for Life
Birth to age 3 Age 4 through 3rd grade
Grades 4 through 8 Grades 9
through 12 Transition to
post-secondary
Access
Access

• Need-based early care
• Prenatal care
• Quality childcare

Need-based tuition aid
Academic

• Academic prep for high potential, low income
  students
• Dual enrollment/ college credit

• Small learning communities
• College prep curriculum
• Teacher development

• Half-day preschool
• Class size reduction
• Instructional focus
• Quality instructors

• Rigorous coursework
• Intensive tutoring

Social

• School counseling
• Youth development, tutoring, mentoring
• College counseling

• Social skills training
• Parent mentoring

• Mentoring
• Counseling

• Parent involvement
• Dropout prevention
• Teen pregnancy prevention

23
24
Contact us info_at_growthandjustice.org Angie
Eilers, Research Policy Director Angie_at_growthan
djustice.org
24