Infographic: Delivering on the Promise of Education
Are We Delivering on the Promise of Education for the 3,651,200 young Americans who will graduate from high school this spring or the 3,727,000 fresh-faced kindergartners who will begin their K-12 experience next fall?
(Source: National Center for Education Statistics)
What about the 2.79 million students who participated in secondary-level CTE courses in 2016-17?
Are they thriving members of the workforce or putting their career and technical skills and knowledge to good use in continuing education?
(Source: Carl T. Perkins Act web portal)
Are we nurturing students who have command of their rights and responsibilities as Americans so they may fully participate in our democracy?
Only 23% of eighth graders showed above proficient knowledge of civics in 2014.
(Source: NAEP 2014)
For this school year, the U.S. is projected to spend $654 billion on K-12 education.
Are those dollars serving students well?
(Source: National Center for Education Statistics)
What about the parental expectations for students to pursue higher education?
94% of parents expect that future for their children under the age of 18.
(Source: PEW Research)
A 2018 study reported 52% of school leaders believe too little time is devoted to civics education while 48% believe the right amount is dedicated.
(Source: EdWeek Research Center 2018 Study)
Have our efforts prepared the 20,014,000 college students to stay in school and excel?
(Source: National Center for Education Statistics)
Only 44% of Americans believe college is “very important,” which is a sharp decline from the 75% who ranked it as very important in 2010.
(Source: 46th Annual PDK-Gallup Poll)
Are students between the ages of 14 and 23 encouraged by the prospect of continued learning?
A new study reveals that two-thirds of them rank their college motivations by their future financial security.
(Source: Harris Poll)
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John Hayes
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This is probably going to be the ongoing trend as long as the cost of education skyrockets, student debt continues to mount, and people realize trade jobs can also be sources of prosperity.
Danielle Goodman
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I also believe that we are seeing many other opportunities of income unrelated to higher education. For many people, it doesn't make sense to end up with a never ending amount of debt for an average degree that won't really set you aside from the millions of other applicants with that same degree. Our higher education system is in need of reform.
Tyson Rhodes
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It depends on which students you are talking about. If you're talking about students attending schools in low-income neighborhoods, then I would say "no."
Chloe Buckelr Henry
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I am very interested in what created the drastic decrease in the importance that Americans that were polled place on college from 2010-2020. I am curious as to what factors can account for this change.
Kelley Whelan
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Is this statistic lower than in previous years/decades? If so, what is being done differently to bring about such disinterest? If not, is 8th grade too young an age group to determine this?
Deja Frederick
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This is always interesting because most people know or think that teachers need a raise. It is always an allocation problem. We need beautiful schools buildings for students to feel safe, but we also need sports programs for students who only come to school for sports.
Abigail Scott
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I anticipate this finding to be highly correlated with political affiliation/ orientation of the individuals surveyed. I am curious to investigate whether or not these respondents would change their answers in response to this past summer's national conversation on the legacy of the Confederate Army (statues, names of buildings, military bases).
Mariela Muro
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This stat makes me wonder whether this money is really reaching the people its suppose to or simply in the pockets of top administrators in failing schools.
Kamaali Lama
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This is a good thing unless financial security is the ONLY motivation. We must continue to feel inspired and motivated by goals other than money.
Susie Herrera
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My sister is 16 and a Senior in high school. When talking to her about this, I think that she has seen that there are many different ways to be successful without going to college. She talks about how she is interested in blogging and making money using social media. She also talks about school not being her "thing". She also mentioned that school is boring for her. I think that this generation needs to be taught differently than maybe we did.