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Federal policy related to college and career readiness
- 1. Federal Policy Related to College and Career Readiness! Kimberly A. Green, NASDCTEc!
- 2. Outline! ! • Broad policy direction/trends! ! • Budget realities! • Legislation! – ESEA! – WIA! – Perkins! • Next Steps!
- 4. Policy influencers • Economy • Educa2onal a3ainment • Global compe22on • Evidence of success • Common core state standards – College and career readiness – Assessment
- 5. Linking Education to Economic Recovery AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS: JOB CREATION AND AMERICA’S FUTURE
- 6. Multiple Pathways to Success • Harvard School of Education Pathways to Prosperity project • Secretary of Education Arne Duncan referred to CTE as the neglected stepchild of education reform and expressed an urgent need to change this perception • CTE has an enormous, if often overlooked impact on students, school systems, and our ability to prosper as a nation. http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/new-cte-secretary-duncans-remarks-career-and-technical-education
- 8. FY11 Funding! • Overall Department of Education received $4.2 billion increase! • Perkins Funding Cut - $140,174,822 (11.4%)! • Many federal education programs eliminated!
- 9. FY12 Funding! • President recommended $264 million cut to Perkins! • Perkins was essentially flat funded from FY11! • All education programs took an across-the- board cut of 0.189%!
- 10. FY13 ! • Deficit Reduction Committee! – Charged with cutting $1.2 trillion in spending! • Sequestration?! – Automatic spending caps from 2014 to 2021! – Estimates of 7.8% to 8.4% across-the-board cuts! • President’s Budget Proposal! – Flat funding for Perkins! – $1 billion over 3 years for career academies! – $8 billion over 3 years for community colleges! • Congress! – House mark up today! – Senate flat funded Perkins! – No new funding!
- 11. LEGISLATION !
- 12. Relevant Federal Policy! ! ! • Workforce Investment Act! • Elementary and Secondary Education Act!
- 13. Trends in federal policy! • Competition! • Innovation! • Consolidation! • Cost-benefit analysis! • Change through policy! – ESEA waivers! – Race to the Top Criteria!
- 14. Administra2on Views! While we know that high-quality career and technical education strategies have the potential to prepare students for jobs in the knowledge economy, many career and technical programs haven t lived up to their promise of preparing students for careers and college.
- 15. Administra2on Views The Obama administra/on says that overall, data about career and technical educa/on is mixed. There are islands of excellence, said Brenda Dann-‐Messier, assistant secretary for voca/onal and adult educa/on, but there is s/ll uneven quality around the country. NY Times Ar/cle, July 9, 2011 by Motoko Rich
- 16. Perkins Blueprint Nine Reforms Theme Reforms Alignment Clear expecta2ons for high quality programs More ac2ve role for states Collabora2on Consor2a Private-‐sector match Accountability Compe22on Common defini2ons Incen2ves for high performance Innova2on State condi2ons Innova2ve and Transforma2on Fund
- 17. Reactions to the Blueprint! ! • Change is needed!! • Themes are sound! • Concerns:! – Equity! – Long term implications ! – Other supporting legislation!
- 18. Career Academy Proposal! • New funding! • $1 billion over 3 years! • Fed to state by formula! • State to local by competition! • Clear definition of an academy!
- 19. Next Steps!
- 20. What’s Next? !! • Federal budget! ! • Elections!
- 21. Stay informed!! www.careertech.org! ! http://blog.careertech.org/! ! http://www.careertech.org/ legislation/perkins/ perkinsreauthorization.html! !
- 23. Kimberly Green kgreen@careertech.org www.careertech.org