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Boosting Georgia's Graduation Rates for Economic Growth

Discover the economic impacts of Georgia's graduation rate reaching 90%, including increased income, tax revenue, home sales, and healthcare savings. Explore education data milestones, workforce readiness, and economic impacts of non-graduates.

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Boosting Georgia's Graduation Rates for Economic Growth

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  1. SPONSORED BY:

  2. Economic Impacts – The Graduation Effect If Georgia’s Graduation Rate increased to 90% $160 million in additional income $10.5 million in state and local tax revenue $260 million in home sales $600 million on health-care cost savings Source: Alliance for Excellent Education’s “The Graduation Effect” with support from State Farm; http//impact.all4ed.org/

  3. Overview

  4. Examine the Data for Education in Georgia

  5. Academic Achievement Milestones School Readiness Literacy by 3rd Grade Numeracy by 8th Grade High School Graduation Workforce and/or College Ready

  6. School Readiness Percent of Children with School Readiness Skills

  7. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Percent At or Above Proficient

  8. NAEP 8th Grade Math Percent At or Above Proficient

  9. Georgia High School Graduation Rates Source: Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (2014-17), Georgia Department of Education (2018)

  10. Percent of ACT Tested High School Graduates Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks - Reading Source: ACT, National -- The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2018

  11. Percent of ACT Tested High School Graduates Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks - Math Source: ACT, National -- The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2018

  12. Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates

  13. Education Pays Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment. **U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Table 5. Quartiles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, approximation based on median earnings.

  14. Compounded Impacts of High School Non-Completion Source: Levin, H., et al., (2007). The Costs and Benefits of an Excellent Education for All of America’s Children.

  15. Barriers to Economic Growth: Adults Without A High School Diploma Compiled by Georgia Chamber of Commerce 2030, ACS 2015 5-Year estimates

  16. Barriers to Economic Growth: Adults Not Working, Ages 25-64 Compiled by Georgia Chamber of Commerce 2030, ACS 2015 5-Year estimates

  17. Barriers to Economic Growth: Poverty Rates ACS 2015 5-year estimates/Kids Counts Data Center

  18. Barriers to Economic Growth Poverty Adults Not Working No HS Diploma

  19. Challenges in the Birth to Work Pipeline

  20. The Changing Face of Georgia Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2010 & 2013-2017 5-Year Estimates, calculations done by Atlanta Regional Commission

  21. Disparities in Early Vocabulary Growth Professional Families 1,116 words Working Class Families 749 words Welfare Families 525 words Source: Hart, B. and Risley, T. R. (2003). “The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3.”

  22. Achievement Gaps *Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2017 Percent of students proficient and above **Source: Georgia Department of Education, 2018 High School Graduation Rate

  23. The Great Equalizer *Source: Governor’s Office of Student Achievement: How Do Students’ 3rd Grade Reading Levels Relate to their ACT/SAT and Chance of Graduating from HS?

  24. The Missing 57% 100 Georgia 9th Graders Enter High School! 81 graduate HS 62 enroll in higher education 43 make it to their sophomore year Source: Ga DOE data for 2016-2017 school year; projections by Atlanta Regional Commission

  25. Georgia’s Economic Development Needs Replacement 1,151,228 TOP GROWING INDUSTRY SECTORS 2015-2025 PROJECTIONS 4,956,144 Georgia is experiencing a talent gap. This talent gap is a mismatch between degrees and skills needed by employers versus the degrees and skills of the population. Source: Compiled by Georgia Chamber of Commerce 2030, JobsEQ Analysis

  26. Georgia’s Future Workforce 3. Increasing demand for highly skilled labor force 1. Increasing academic rigor and expectations + 2. Changing demographics + = Positive Collective Impact? Perfect Storm?

  27. What Can We Do?

  28. Economic Lifecycles HOW DO WE MAINTAIN THE PIPELINE? INSULATE THE PIPELINE!

  29. Brooks County Youth Exposure to Alcohol/Drugs Source: 2017-18 FCP Community Assessment Survey

  30. Brooks County Youth Attitudes to Alcohol/Drugs Source: 2017-18 FCP Community Assessment Survey

  31. Percent Change of Drug Overdose ED Visits June, 2018 Source: https://dph.georgia.gov/drug-surveillance-unit

  32. Percent Change of Drug Overdose ED Visits January, 2019 Source: https://dph.georgia.gov/drug-surveillance-unit

  33. Percent Change of Drug Overdose ED Visits June, 2019 Source: https://dph.georgia.gov/drug-surveillance-unit

  34. Any Opioid-Involved Overdoses:ER and Hospitalization Rates by County, 2016 Rates not calculated 0.1 – 41.1 41.2 – 51.9 52.0 – 64.6 64.7 – 137.4 Rates per 100,000 population Source: DPH Opioid Overdose Surveillance Report, Georgia, 2016

  35. Profile of Child Wellbeing and Academic Achievement Source: Georgia Kids Count, Georgia Family Connection Partnership, http://www.gafcp.org

  36. Babies Born to Mothers with <12 Years of Education Source: Georgia Kids Count, Georgia Family Connection Partnership, http://www.gafcp.org

  37. Percent Teens Not Working or in School Source: Georgia Kids Count, Georgia Family Connection Partnership, http://www.gafcp.org

  38. Percent Low-Income by School District Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards, % Eligible for Free/ Reduced Meals 2018

  39. Percent Low-Income and Proficient + Distinguished 3rd Grade English Language Arts Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards. Georgia Milestones 2018

  40. Percent Low-Income and Proficient + Distinguished 8th Grade Math Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards. Georgia Milestones 2018

  41. Percent Low-Income and HS Graduation • Source:GeorgiaDepartment of Education, High School Graduation Rates 2018

  42. Help Insulate the Pipeline Read to children every day: “Talk with Me Baby” Encourage participation of your early learning centers: “Quality Rated” Early Childhood K – 12 System Support “Get Georgia Reading Campaign” Leverage partnerships with business and post-secondary – internships and mentoring Consider dual enrollment high school/college Provide internships/ apprenticeships Participate and support: “Go Back. Move Ahead.” Promote adult literacy efforts Post Secondary

  43. Aligning Educational Strategies for Collective Impact Random Acts of Improvement Aligned Acts of Improvement GOALS Partially Aligned Acts of Improvement GOALS GOALS

  44. Connect with us Twitter: @GAPartnership Facebook: Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Instagram: @GAPARTNERSHIP LinkedIn: Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Website: www.gpee.org PROGRAM SPONSOR:

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