understanding stimulus funding and leveraging philanthropy to support long-term education goals a...
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Understanding Stimulus Funding and Leveraging Philanthropy to Support
Long-Term Education Goals A Webinar for the Foundation Community
February 16, 2010
Charles P. Rose, General CounselJudy Wurtzel, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Hosted by Foundation Center in partnership withthe Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers
Foundations forEducation Excellence
http://foundationcenter.org/educationexcellence
• ED Goals and Strategies• ARRA• Proposed Education Budget (2011)• ESEA Reauthorization• What Can Foundations Do to Drive Reform?• Q & A
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Webinar Roadmap
COLLEGE AND CAREER COLLEGE AND CAREER ATTAINMENTATTAINMENT
LITERACY & NUMERACY BY
3RD GRADE
INCREASED ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY
COLLEGE & COLLEGE & CAREERCAREERK-12K-12EARLY EARLY
LEARNINGLEARNING
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EFFECTIVE TEACHING & LEARNING
Cradle-to-Careers Education Plan
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~ $69 Billion in Awards+ 400,000 Jobs
1. Standards & Assessments2. Teacher Effectiveness &
Equitable Distribution3. Data systems4. School turnarounds
Spend Now to Save and Create Jobs
Drive Education
Reform
American Recovery &Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Impact as of 1/30/10
TitleTitle
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Teacher Teacher Incentive $200 MIncentive $200 M
State Fiscal Stabilization $48.6 BState Fiscal Stabilization $48.6 B
Data Systems Data Systems $250 M$250 M
Ed Tech $650 MEd Tech $650 M
School Improvement School Improvement $3 B$3 B
Innovation Fund Innovation Fund $650 M$650 M
Race to the Top $4.35 B Race to the Top $4.35 B
College & CareerK - 12Early Learning
Title I$10 B
IDEA$12.2 B
RTT Phase I
School Improvement GrantsSEAs & LEAs
Investing in Innovation (i3)
Teacher Incentive Fund
RTTPhase II
Winter 2009-2010 Spring 2010 Summer 2010
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College Access Student aid serving nearly 15 million studentsEarly Learning $8.9 billion in competitive grants over 10
yearsK-12 Reform $3 billion increase;
$1 billion more if ESEA is reauthorized
• Promoting Innovation: $2.3B (+1.9B)• School Turnaround: $900M (+350M)• Excellent Instructional Teams: $3.9B (+350M)• Supporting Student Success: $1.8B (+250M)• Complete Education: $1.0B (195+M)
2011 Proposed Education Budget Highlights
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ESEA Reauthorization: Overarching Themes
Raise the Bar for all students, Close the GapRaise the Bar for all students, Close the Gap
Tight on goals, loose on meansTight on goals, loose on means
Value effective teachers and leadersValue effective teachers and leaders
Focus on data for continuous improvementFocus on data for continuous improvement
Develop cultures of innovation & excellenceDevelop cultures of innovation & excellence
Recognize, reward, & bring success to scaleRecognize, reward, & bring success to scale
Consolidation and competitive programsConsolidation and competitive programs
No recognition for success
Real rewards for schools, districts and states showing student growth and school progress
“Race to the bottom” for state standards
States adopt college- and career-ready standards
Develop and support better assessments; fuller picture of school successExclusive focus on tests
Targets and meaningfully invests in lowest performing schoolsOver-identifies schools
ESEA Reauthorization: Accountability
Holding every level of the system responsible for improvement and support
Exclusive focus at the school level
NCLB Reauthorization Proposal
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Minimal focus on school leadership
Major investment in preparing and supporting principals and other leaders
Focus on evaluating, rewarding and retaining effective educators; and determining impact of
professional development investments
Focused on inputs, not what happens in the
classroom
Enforce equity plans and focus on broader measures of quality
Equitable distribution requirements not
meaningful
NCLB Reauthorization Proposal
Not focused on building the profession
Focus on instructional teams, collaboration and use of data for improvement
ESEA Reauthorization: Teachers & Leaders
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Minimal focus on teacher preparation Invest in high performing pathways
ED Investment and Policies are SpurringAdvances in Key Reform Areas
Reform Area Current ED FocusTeachers & Leader Quality
• Performance-based systems of evaluation and reward• Increased pathways into the profession
Data • Common data standards and definitions• State longitudinal data systems
Standards & Assessments
• Robust and efficient summative assessments
School Turnaround
• Increased demand and operating funding for effective school turnaround models
College Access & Success
• Reduced financial barriers to post-secondary
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…Leaving “Gaps” to be Addressed…Reform Area Gaps
Teachers & Leader Quality
• Selection, evaluation, and development systems validated against student achievement
• Preparation programs for turnaround leadership• Improved HR systems and HR leaders
Data • Teacher, student and parent-friendly data systems to improve transparency, decision making, and practice
• Demand for data use
Standards & Assessments
• Curricula aligned to new standards and assessments• High-quality formative and interim assessments
School Turnaround
• Improved scaling of school turnaround models• Pipeline of qualified leaders and staff• Community and student supports
College Access & Success
• Higher-intensity and lower-cost student guidance and support 13
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Role for Philanthropy
• Foundations are responsible for many education innovations government is now scaling. Opportunity for changing foundation roles:
Supporting implementationCalling for reform
Advancing research and data as part of continuous improvement
Driving selective research
From To
Funding Demonstration
s
Capacity building inpreparation for scaling
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Role for Philanthropy, Continued
Convening, Knowledge
Development & Public
Leadership
Convening, Knowledge
Development & Public
Leadership
SupportImplementation
& CapacityBuilding
SupportImplementation
& CapacityBuilding
Partner Locally, Regionally & Nationally to
Scale Reforms
Partner Locally, Regionally & Nationally to
Scale Reforms
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Concluding Remarks
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Questions and Answers
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