Slide 2: U.S. vs. the Competition
21st in High School Completion
OECD, Education at a Glance (2007), Chart A2.1
15th in College Completion
OECD, Education at a Glance (2007),Chart A3.2
24th in Mathematics
OECD, PISA 2003 Database, Chart A4.1
21st in Science
OECD, PISA 2006 Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World, p.2
Slide 3: (De) Educating the Next Generation
NCHEMS, The Emerging Policy Triangle: Economic Development, Workforce Development, and Education, May 2007
Slide 4: The Problem Starts Early (4th Grade)
The National Center for Education Statistics, The Nation's Report Card: State Profiles, 2007
Slide 5: The Problem Starts Early (8th Grade)
The National Center for Education Statistics, The Nation's Report Card: State Profiles, 2007
Slide 6: Arizona Trailing the Nation
43rd in Percentage of High School Graduates Going Directly to College
NCHEMS, The Emerging Policy Triangle: Economic Development, Workforce Development, and Education, May 2007, p.29
46th in Four-Year College Graduation Rates
The National Center for Education Statistics, The Nation's Report Card: State Profiles, 2007
39th in Younger Population with a College Degree
NCHEMS, The Emerging Policy Triangle: Economic Development, Workforce Development, and Education, May 2007, p.15
Slides 7-10: 100 Children from 9th Grade
Postsecondary Education Opportunity; www.postsecondary.org; reported in "Arizona Strategic Outlook for Higher Education" by Dan Anderson, June 2007
Slide 11: Barriers to Higher Education Enrollment
Achievement in America: The numbers and the stories they tell. The Education Trust, January 8, 2008, PowerPoint presentation, slide #30
Slide 12: Ranking Next to the Bottom
Postsecondary Education Opportunity; www.postsecondary.org; College Participation Rates for Students from Low Income Families by State FY 1993-FY2006, February 2008
Slide 15: To be Competitive with Leading Nations
The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and Jobs for the Future, Adding It Up: State Challenges for Increasing College Access and Success, November 2007
Slide 16: More Americans Must Go to College
SHEEO, Second to None in Attainment, Discovery, and Innovation: The National Agenda for Higher Education, May 2008
Slide 17: To be Nationally Competitive
"2020 Vision" Arizona Board of Regents
Slide 18: Projected Arizona Job Growth
Arizona Department of Economic Security, Research Administration, December 2006
Slide 20: Median Earnings and Tax Payments
Education Pays 2007, College Board, Figure 1.1.
