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ABaselineUnderstandingofElPaso'sEducationalAttainmentasitRelatestothe60x30TXStrategicPlan
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IntroductionRecognizingthatTexasiscompetingwithneighboringstates,aswellasglobally,forjobsandinvestmentsinthe21stcenturyeconomy,theTexasHigherEducationCoordinatingBoard(THECB)launchedastrategicplantoincreaseeducationalattainmentacrossthestateknownas60x30TX.Attheheartofthisinitiativeisagoaltoensurethat60percentofallTexansages25-34willholdapost-secondarydegreeorcertificatebytheyear2030.ThestrategicplanwillhelpTexasbuildacompetitiveworkforcethatcanmeetfutureeconomicdemandsandcompetewithgloballychangingmarkets.
InanefforttounderstandwhereElPasoistodayinregardtothe60x30TXstrategicgoalsdelineatedbythestate,theCouncilonRegionalEconomicExpansionandEducationalDevelopment(CREEED)commissionedastudybytheNationalCenterforHigherEducationManagementSystems(NCHEMS)toidentifygapsinreachingthestatewide60percentattainmentgoalandcorrectivemeasuresneededtobeontherighttrack;theirfullanalysisisavailableuponrequest.NCHEMS’fullreporthighlightsthecurrentstateofeducationalattainmentintheregionandprovidesrecommendationsbasedonbestpracticesforhowtheregioncanmeetthestatewidegoals.
ThefindingsinthissummarymakethecasethatElPasoislosingitsabilitytocompetefor21stcenturyjobsandsimplydoesn’thavetheworkforcewiththeskillsnecessarytoperformthekindsofhighwagejobsthataredrivingthenewglobaleconomy.Thisreportsummarizesthekeydata,findingsandrecommendationsNCHEMSputtogetherintheiranalysis.
PercentCollegeDegreeAttainmentvsPerCapitaIncome,2014Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2014AmericanCommunitySurvey
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KeyFindings
ElPaso’sattainmentlevelshavestayedrelativelysteady,butinaglobaleconomy:stayingsteady=fallingbehind.
• IncomparisontomostothermajormetropolitanareasintheU.S.,ElPasohasbothlow
educationattainmentandlowpercapitaincome.• Highincomesarecorrelatedwitheconomiesthathaveahigherskilledworkforceandhigher
educationattainmentlevels,butElPasohaslowerincomeamongsimilarcitieshavingthesamelevelofeducationalattainment.
• Only30percentofworkingageadults,25-64,havecompletedeither2yearor4year
collegeprograms.ThisisthelowestofthefivemetroplexesinTexas,aswellasAlbuquerque,Denver,Phoenix,andSanDiego.
• $18,200istheaveragepercapitaincomeinElPasoforworkingageadults,25-64.Thisis
againthelowestamongthefivemetroplexesinTexas,aswellasAlbuquerque,Denver,Phoenix,andSanDiego.
• ElPaso’seconomyisnotcurrentlydevelopinginwaysthatattractmanyhighskilledworkers
tomoveintotheregion.
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• Untilthisimbalancechanges,ElPasowillhavetogrowitsownskilledworkforce.Theprimarysourcesforthisworkforceare:
§ ThenineindependentschooldistrictsinElPasoCountyforK-12.§ ElPasoCommunityCollege(EPCC)andtheUniversityofTexasatElPaso(UTEP)
forpost-secondaryeducation
MedianFamilyIncomeandEducationAttainment,1950to2014,ElPasoRelativetoTexas
Sources:ChristineThurlowBrenner(2001),EducationalTrendsandIncomeinElPaso:ALongitudinalPerspective,
UniversityofTexasatElPaso,InstituteforPolicyandEconomicDevelopment;AmericanCommunitySurvey
• TexasandElPasohavelostgroundtonationalandinternationalcompetitorsoverthepastdecade.Intheperiod1950-90,ElPasodroppedfrom20percentabovethestateaverageincollegeattainmenttomorethan30percentbelowtheTexasaverage,andsincehasmadegainsbutinsufficienttoclosetheattainmentgap.ElPasoneedsahigh-skilledandeducatedworkforceaswellasbetterjobsinwhichtheycanbeemployed.Botharemattersofconsiderableurgency;failuretoaddressthemwillcauseElPasotofallevenfurtherbehind.
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• ElPaso’seducationsystemisnotcurrentlydevelopinginwaystomeettheneedsoftheregioninordertocompeteinaglobaleconomy.
K-12LevelAttheK-12level,theprimaryissueisoneofqualityasthemajorityofstudentsreceiveinadequatepreparationforpost-secondaryeducation.
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• Aminimumof7percentofeighthgradestudentsinElPasoCountyarelostbeforeenteringninthgrade.
• Only85percentofElPasoninthgradersgraduatefromhighschool.Stateswiththebesthighschoolgraduationratesareatabout91percent.TheTexasstatewideaverageis89percent.
• Thecompositehighschoolgraduationrate,whichincludeseighthgraderslostbeforeenteringninthgrade,is79percent.
• ThecollegegoingrateforElPasohighschoolstudentsgraduatingin2012(mostrecentdataavailable)was61.5percent,withabout55percentattendingatwo-yearinstitutionand45percentattendingafour-yearinstitution.
• OftheElPasoCountyhighschoolgraduateswhoenrollinapost-secondaryprogram,mostarenotfullypreparedforcollege-levelacademicwork.DataavailablefromTexasEducationAgency(TEA)revealsthatin2012(thelastyearforwhichdataareavailable)only6percentofElPasotenthandeleventhgradestudentstestedatthe“commendedperformance”levelinallsubjects.
• In2011,theaveragescoreontheSATforElPasostudentswas862.ThestatewideaverageforTexaswas976.BothElPasoandTexasarebelowtheTexasStateInitiative(TSI)establishedscoreof1020indicatingcollegereadiness.
• Additionally,theTexasstatewideaverageontheACTwas20.5.ElPaso’saveragescorewas18.2and17.8forHispanicsstudents.Again,bothElPasoandTexasarebelowthecompositescoreof23,whichtheTSIidentifiesasindicativeofcollegereadiness.
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Post-SecondaryLevelAtthepost-secondarylevel,theprimaryissueisoneofcompletion.
Only17%ofElPaso8thGradersReceiveaPost-SecondaryCredential11YearsLater
–Lowest%ofAnyRegioninTexas
• Only17percentofElPasoeighthgradersobtainapost-secondarycredentialin11years.
Thisisthelowestofanyregioninthestate,andbelowtheTexasaverageof20percent.
• BecauseofElPaso’sgeographicisolationalmostallElPasocollege-goingstudentsattendeitherElPasoCommunityCollegeortheUniversityofTexasatElPaso—theonlypublicinstitutionsofhigherlearningintheregion.
• However,completionratesatEPCCandUTEParenotsufficienttomeetthegoalsoftheTHECB’s60x30TXstrategy,andremediationlevelsatbothinstitutionsareabovethenorm.
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• Only70percentofstudentswhoenterUTEPand34percentwhoenterEPCCarefullypreparedforcollege-levelwork.
• Only38percentofUTEP’sfulltimeentrantscompleteaprogramin6
yearsandonly13percentofEPCC’sentrantscompleteaprogramin3years.
• ThecircularityofElPaso’seducationsystemfurtherexacerbatesthe
challengesfacingtheregion.
RecommendationsWhileimprovementsarebeingmade,progresshasbeentoolittle,tooslowandajolttoElPaso’seducationsystemisrequired.Inadditiontobusinessandeconomicdevelopmentinflectionpoints,NCHEMSidentifiedtwopointsalongtheeducationalpipelinethatrequireparticularattention,oneattheK-12levelandoneatthepost-secondarylevel.
EducationalPipelineInflectionPoint#1
1. AttheK-12level,ElPasoshouldincreaseitsrateofcollege-readystudentsatthetimeofhighschoolgraduationtoatleast60percent.
2. Quantumimprovementsinbuildingacademic,collegetransition,career,andlifereadiness
skillsarerequiredwithintheK-12educationsystem.
3. AttheK-12level,aportfolioofhighperformingschoolsisnecessarytoradicallyexpandthenumberof“highqualityeducationseats”inthesystem;bethosewithinthepublicschoolsystem(i.e.specializedacademies,in-districtcharterschools,magnets,andearlycollegehighschools)orintheformofstand-aloneprovenpubliccharterschools.
4. Theportfolioofhighperformingschoolsmustbevariedandexpandedtoincludenewprovidersthatcancreatethescale,impact,andinnovationneededtopenetrateintothepreparationnecessaryforcompetitivecapabilities.
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EducationalPipelineInflectionPoint#2
1. Withprimarilyonlytwopublicpost-secondaryinstitutionsintheregion,thereislargelyaself-containededucationalsystemthatallowsforusingamoresystemicapproachtosolutionsthatwilleliminateleakageintheeducationalpipeline.
2. Thisself-containededucationalsystemcreatesopportunitiestoaddnuancetothedefinitionof“college-readiness”andaffordsopportunitiestoalignhighschooleducationwithreadinessassessmentsandrequirementsatthelocalcolleges.
3. Areviewofhighschoolcurricula,vis-à-visplacementexamsatthetworegionalpost-secondaryinstitutions,shouldbeusedto:a. Strengthenstudentpreparationinhighschoolandreducethenumberofstudentsbeing
assignedtodevelopmentaleducationorremediationcourses.
b. Alignhighschoolcurriculawithrequirementsofthemoreattractivemajorsatthoseinstitutionsandhigh-growthindustriesintheregion.
c. Identifypossiblesecondaryproviderstobedesignedasspecialized“academies”that
providedual-creditopportunitiesinvocationalaswellasacademicsubjectmatterareas.
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