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Early Childhood Education and a Thriving LA: Investing in Human
Capital LAUSD – ECE and Parent Engagement Ad-
Hoc Committee December 12, 2013
John K. Harris ECE Works!
Strategic Counsel PLC
CDP Project Purpose The First 5 LA Career Development Policy
Project is focused on achieving policy goals to create long-term sustainable change for the ECE Workforce
Promote polices that improve education, training, compensation & retention of a high quality ECE workforce
Advocating for Education
All children deserve the opportunity for a fair start
High quality ECE creates a foundation for school success
An educated populace is key to prosperity
UCLA Partnerships
First 5 LA / UCLA Anderson Forecast Partnership Engage business leaders in the conversation
around the relationship between education and long term economic competitiveness
Highlight the role of quality ECE in workforce development
Develop the Human Capital Index
HCI: Investing in Children Human Capital Index measures education
attainment For each additional schooling year per capita:
Income per person +$5860 Unemployment rate -1.9%
HCI today predicts economic prosperity in 10 or 20 years
ECE is the most efficient and effective way to achieve growth and prosperity
ECE is the foundation for Human Capital
Heckman High quality ECE programs have 7-10% rate
of return, compared to 5.8% in the post WWII stock market
Chicago Parent-Child Centers Quality parent engagement programs are
effective in producing long-term gains P-3 alignment and Montgomery County
A large, urban school district success
HCI drives the local Economy Good Jobs
Tax Revenue
Quality Schools
High-HCI Workers
LA has had slow growth in human capital
LA has fallen behind
19th
29th
27th 28th
Los Angeles’ Human Capital Index ranks 28 out of the top 30 U.S. Metro Areas
The gains are not enough
LA has one of the lowest gains in HCI in the top 30 metro areas
LA has integrated a larger proportion of low-skilled immigrants than any other metro area
A Tale of 2 Cities in LA
2 million people HCI = 166 , best in the country Strong economy
3.4 million people HCI = 109 , worst in the country Lagging economy
A Low HCI has prevented employment from bouncing back
CA: - 3.4%
Other LA: - 4.7%
WLA: 1.5%
SF: 3.5%
SV: 2.6%
UCLA Anderson Forecast Report Conclusions#
L.A.ʼs economic recovery and human capital have been falling behind other major cities.#
We see two communities in L.A. growing apart: a rising L.A. leads the country in human capital while a falling L.A. comes in last.#
We find that regions with high human capital will predict higher income level, higher home value, and higher employment while regions with low human capital predict just the opposite.
ECE is the most efficient and effective investment a city can make to improve human capital#
Cities can lead on ECE
Mayors in San Antonio, Boston, Chicago, New York and others have pushed for greater ECE opportunities in their cities
If Los Angeles (125.4) had the HCI of San
Francisco (137.5), personal income per capita would be $7000 higher.
Reframing & Repositioning Investing in ECE and the ECE workforce
Strengthens our human capital Is an economic development issue Helps businesses attract and retain today’s
workforce (working parents, Millennials) Framing the issue through economics
Engages business, legislators, civic leaders, and researchers
The Opportunity Find new ways to frame this issue and
align with others Look for policy opportunities that may not
be ECE-based, but advance important goals
Collaborate and offer a unified voice where possible: strength in numbers
Thank You
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