Access forum keynote presentation

The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap

How four sources of variance in achievement conspire to create a permanent U.S. recession & why there is hope

that things can change for the better in California.

Dr. Derek S. Mitchell, CEOPartners in School Innovation

March 2011

PartnersSI Mission

To enable public schools in high-poverty communities – serving primarily students of color and English language learners – to achieve educational equity through school-based reform.

What do we do?• Support reform in 20 schools in San Jose, San

Francisco and Oakland• Work only in schools with concentrations of

low academic performance, poverty and African-American, Latino and English language learners

• Work as a primary equity strategy for our partner districts in that we serve to intensify support for schools that need it most

McKinsey Data Key Conclusions• McKinsey Report: The

Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools concluded:

International Gap: Math &

Science2009 PISA

ResultsTopic US

PerformanceMath Below

AverageScience Average

Reading Average

System Gap Between States: 8th Grade Math

State Gap Continued: 8th Grade Math

US Income Gap: Math & Reading

US Racial Gap: Math & Reading

The Consequences of these Gaps• There are well-documented relationships

between under-achievement and:– Increased dropout rates (5.5X less likely to graduate)– Low lifelong earnings (earn about 1 million less dollars)– Low access to healthcare (3.5X more likely to die of

preventable ailments)– Increased teen pregnancy (3X more likely for young

women)– Increased presence in Juvenile Justice System: (2.5X more

likely for poor white males, 6X more likely for poor black males.)

But what about…• The loss of competitive advantage• The value of untapped human capital• The national wealth that a more educated

citizenry would mean

How do you account for these gaps in real dollars?

OECD Estimates Over the Lifetime of Generations Born in 2010

• Money Matters: We can increase investment in the education of our children.

What Can Be Done: Investment Matters

• Just in case you’re wondering how our other investments fare against national norms.

What Can Be Done: Investment Matters

Data Sources• Economic Analysis– McKinsey & Company– US Department of Labor

Statistics– US Bureau of Economic

Analysis– UC Census Bureau – Organizational for intern

ational Co-Operation and Development

• Performance Analysis• National Assessment of

Educational Progress (NAEP)

• National Center for Educational Statistics

• Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

• National Education Association

For More Information

Derek [email protected] Executive OfficerPartners in School Innovation1060 Tennessee Street, 2nd FloorSan Francisco, CA. 94107415.824.6196 x109Twitter:

http://twitter.com/#!/PartnersSI