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Ford PAS Orientation PowerPoint
The
Economic Benefits of Reducing the Dropout Rate in the Nation’s Largest
Metropolitan Areas - June 2010
To better understand the various economic benefits that a particular community
could expect if it were to reduce its number of high school dropouts, the Alliance
for Excellent Education (the Alliance), with the support of State Farm®, analyzed
the local economies of some of the nation’s largest cities and their surrounding
areas. Using a sophisticated economic model developed by Economic Modeling Specialists
Inc., an Idaho-based economics firm specializing in socioeconomic impact tools,
the Alliance calculated economic projections tailored to the 45 largest metro
regions and released those findings on January 12, 2010. On June 9, 2010, the
Alliance released findings on an additional 43 metro areas.
The Economic Benefits from Halving the Dropout Rate: A Boom to Businesses in the Nation's Largest Metropolitan Areas - January 2010
The Alliance for Excellent Education released an excellent report (funded by State Farm) estimating the economic benefits of cutting the dropout rate in half in many of this country’s largest communities. It also estimates the cost of reducing the dropout rate by 1,000 students. The report, dated January 2010, provides very specific examples like increased real estate sales and community prosperity.
Help
Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018
- June 2010 (Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce
Development, June 2010)
America is slowly coming out of the Recession of 2007—only to find
itself on a collision course with the future...not enough Americans
are completing college. By 2018, we will need 22 million new workers
with college degrees—but will fall short of that number by at least
3 million postsecondary degrees. At a time when every job is precious,
this shortfall will mean lost economic opportunity for millions of
American workers.
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Executive Summary
Access the State-Level Analysis
Case Study for ICW on the the NW Florida Ford PAS NGL
Ford PAS Receives U.S. News and World Report Award
Education Week: States Studying Career Programs
The Skills Imperative: How Career and Technical Education Can Solve the U.S. Talent Shortage
from the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2008
Career Academies as a Regional Growth Strategy
from Chamber Executive magazine, Fall 2008
Jay Steele Presentation About Engaging Businesses - June 2010
Ford PAS Career Academy Data Presentation - February 12, 2009
View the slideshow or download a PowerPoint file of the slides for your own use here.
California Investment in Career Academies
Centralizing All Programs Involving Business under One Department
Joan Polster
Sacramento City Unified School District
Alignment Nashville
Sydney Rogers
Alignment Nashville
Developing a Community Master Plan (From a School District Point of View)
Mike Brunelle
Sacramento City Unified School District
Integrating Academic and Contextual Learning with 21st Century Skills (2007)
Cheryl Carrier
Cora Landry
The Economic Benefits from Halving the Dropout Rate: A Boom to Businesses in the Nation's Largest Metropolitan Areas - January 2010
The Alliance for Excellent Education released an excellent report (funded by State Farm) estimating the economic benefits of cutting the dropout rate in half in many of this country’s largest communities. It also estimates the cost of reducing the dropout rate by 1,000 students. The report, dated January 2010, provides very specific examples like increased real estate sales and community prosperity.
High School Career Academies: A 40-Year Proven Model for Improving College and Career Readiness
Betsy Brand - Commissioned by The National Career Academy Coalition - November 2009
Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies at the Advanced Technology Academy: A Case Study (white paper)
Sacramento Schools Receive National Education Designation (Ford PAS press release)
Engaging Your Community to Support Career Academies (Ford PAS NGL Institute 2008 flyer)
Students Travel to Kentucky to Produce Documentary Film (Ford PAS press release)
Ford PAS Alignment to the Achieve American Diploma Project (ADP) Benchmarks (Ford PAS document)
Ford PAS Professional Development Philosophy and Rationale (Ford PAS document)