excellence and excellence gaps in american schools
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Excellence and Excellence Gaps in American Schools
Jonathan PluckerMay 20, 2014EWA National SymposiumNashville, Tennessee
THE 21ST CENTURY
The 21st Century …
… is clearly proving to be a brave new world where skills and talents that previously helped us achieve success need to be rethought.
Who Gets U.S. Patents?
20132010
20072004
20011998
19951992
19891986
19831980
19771974
19711968
19650
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
Utility Patent Grants, U.S. Origin Utility Patent Grants, Foreign Origin
EXCELLENCE IN THE U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES
Percent of Advanced Scores (625+) on TIMSS Math Assessments
Percent of Advanced Scores (625+) on TIMSS Science Assessments
Percent of Advanced Scores (625+) on TIMSS Grade 4 Reading Assessment
Percent of Students Scoring Advanced on 2011 NAEP Grade 4 Math
Percent of Students Scoring Advanced on 2011 NAEP Grade 8 Math
Percent of Students Scoring Advanced on 2011 NAEP Grade 4 Reading
Percent of Students Scoring Advanced on 2011 NAEP Grade 8 Reading
Why Excellence Gaps?
Minimum Competency vs. Excellence Gaps by State
Blue: Minimum competency gapMaroon: Excellence gap
Talent on theSidelines Results
NAEP % Advanced Reading Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity
NAEP % Advanced Reading Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity
NAEP % Advanced Math Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity
NAEP % Advanced Math Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity
22.3
NAEP % Advanced Math Grade 4 - SES
NAEP % Advanced Math Grade 8 - SES
Poverty
Poverty, Poverty, Poverty
DeNavas-Walt, Carmen, Bernadette D. Proctor, and Jessica C. Smith, U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P60-239, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC,2011 .
Child Poverty Rates in Industrialized Countries
Icelan
d
Finlan
d
Netherlands
German
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nce
Hungary UK
Canad
aJap
an Italy US
Romania
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
ReportedBefore benefits
Source: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2012), ‘Measuring Child Poverty: New league tables of child poverty in the world’s rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 10, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence.
Child Poverty Rates in Industrialized Countries
Icelan
d
Finlan
d
Netherlands
German
yFra
nce
Hungary UK
Canad
aJap
an Italy US
Romania
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
ReportedBefore benefits
Source: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2012), ‘Measuring Child Poverty: New league tables of child poverty in the world’s rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 10, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence.
State-by-State …
States with over 50% of students eligible for FRL: 17States with over 40% of students eligible: 35Range from 24% to 72%
States with majority-minority school populations: 13States with near-majority-minority school populations: 10Range from 8-92%
Source: NCES, Condition of Education, 2011 and 2012
Implications and Interventions
Big Implication
We can predict with high accuracy that a talented student who is poor and/or Hispanic, Black, or Native American will not perform at advanced levels in K-12 education.
Hence “persistent talent underclass.”
ImplicationsAs income disparity reaches unprecedented levels, we fear a vicious circle of EGs feeding greater income gaps, feeding greater EGs, feeding greater income gaps, etc.
The global warming of education?i.e., people are resigned to this inequality
Andy Smarick’s recent thoughts about giftedness and the American consciousness
RecommendationsTwo questions when covering education:
How will the proposed policy impact our highest achieving students?How will the proposed policy help more students achieve at the highest levels?
Publish advanced test scores and excellence gaps whenever results are released.
Recommendations
Indicators for excellence and excellence gaps must be included in state accountability systems
21st century skills need to be incorporated into these systemsThese are the skills other countries envy
Aggressively address low-hanging policy issuesAnti-acceleration policies, rigid kindergarten age cut-offs
Warren BuffettFortune, May 2, 2013:
No manager operates his or her plants at 80% efficiency when steps could be taken that would increase output. And no CEO wants male employees to be underutilized when improved training or working conditions would boost productivity. … If obvious benefits flow from helping the male component of the workforce achieve its potential, why in the world wouldn’t you want to include its counterpart? ... We've seen what can be accomplished when we use 50% of our human capacity. If you visualize what 100% can do, you'll join me as an unbridled optimist about America's future.
Sure, but 50% is wildly optimistic.