A Gates Initiative

http://www.collegeknowledgechallenge.org/about/

GenTX

A great initiative in the state of Texas to encourage more students to go to college:
http://gentx.org/downloads/print/

Separate and Unequal

Report from Georgetown University:
http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/Separate%26Unequal.FR.pdf

Recovery 2020

Recovery 2020 finds that:

• There will be 55 million job openings in the economy through 2020: 24 million openings from newly created jobs and 31 million openings due to baby boom retirements.
  
• By educational attainment: 35 percent of the job openings will require at least a bachelor’s degree, 30 percent of the job openings will require some college or an associate’s degree and 36 percent of the job openings will not require education beyond high school.
  
• STEM, Healthcare Professions, Healthcare Support, and Community Services will be the fastest growing occupations, but also will require high levels of post-secondary education.
  
• Most jobs will require some type of post-secondary education, and individuals that only possess a high school diploma will have fewer employment options.
  
• Employers will seek cognitive skills such as communication and analytics from job applicants rather than physical skills traditionally associated with manufacturing.
  
• The United States will fall short by 5 million workers with postsecondary education – at the current production rate – by 2020.

A Stronger Nation

The Lumina Foundation has embraced the Goal 2025: By 2025, we want 60 percent of Americans to hold high-quality degrees, certificates or other postsecondary credentials. 

 

http://www.luminafoundation.org/publications/A_stronger_nation_through_higher_education-2013.pdf

 

Summer Melt

Interesting information about "Summer Melt":

http://www.npr.org/2013/07/16/202566709/why-poor-students-college-plans-are-hijacked-over-the-summer

http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/bencastleman/files/castleman_and_page_-_stemming_the_tide_of_summer_melt_-_appam_presentation_-_november_2011.pdf

Opportunity Nation

Check out:
http://www.opportunitynation.org/

Opportunity Nation ranks each community's "opportunity index," based on economic factors, educational factors, and community factors.

Stetson's Dare to Be Significant

Check out:
http://stetsonhatchat.blogspot.com/

Elevate Orlando

Check out:
http://elevateorlando.org/

Outcomes include:

• Measurable increase in the attendance and academic performance of the involved students
• 90 percent of involved urban youth graduating from high school
• 90 percent of graduates continuing on to college, trade school or the military