Trends and Key Focus Areas in Public Education

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Trends and Key Focus Areas in Public Education

JB Buxton, Education Innovations GroupFebruary 24, 2016

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JB Buxton, Education Innovations Group

Rank of Raleigh-Cary Metro on education-jobs match= 5

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Rank Occupations1 Computer Occupations2 Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners3 Sales Representatives, Services4 Engineers5 Other Management Occupations6 Information and Record Clerks7 Supervisors of Sales Workers8 Retail Sales Workers

9Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers

10 Motor Vehicle Operators

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Average years of education required by vacant jobs

= 14.4

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Key Education Focus Areas

• Early learning/Pre-K

• Teacher (and principal) development

• High school to career connections

• Strategic approach to choice

• College completion and Industry-recognized certificates

• (Teen employment)


Source: NC Early Childhood Foundation

Source: NC Treasurer’s Office

NC PRE-KServed in ’08-09 34,876Served in ‘13-14 26,617Estimated At-Risk 70,000Estimated Children Unserved 43,000+

'01-'02 '08-'09 '11-'12 '12-'13 '13-'14 $-

$50,000,000

$100,000,000

$150,000,000

$200,000,000

$250,000,000

Genera l Fund spending on ear ly childhood

Smart Start DCD Subsidy NC Pre-K

26,617

34,876

'01-'02

'02-'03

'03-'04

'04-'05

'05-'06

'06-'07

'07-'08

'08-'09

'09-'10

'10-'11

'11-'12

'12-'13

'13-'14

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5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

NC Pre-K students served

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

170.4 165.4 160.4

128.1 128.1140.5

NC PRE-K FUNDING

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Com Coll Pop. Exp./FTE General Fund approp.

Receipts

13.5

0.5

-9

31.5

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING PERCENT CHANGE

2007-14

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Key Trends and Shifting Actors

• Declining state support and leadership

• Personalized learning approaches

• Increasing choice and segmentation

• Importance of county and city leadership