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OUR COLLECTIVE CHALLENGE
HIGHER EDUCATION LEADS TO BETTER OUTCOMESEducational attainment is highly correlated with future earnings…
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$23K
$29K
$45K
2007 US median individual income, by education level
Source: National Center for Education Statistics “Condition of Education: 2008” (2009); College Board “Education Pays: 2007” (2007)
During their working lives, typical
college graduates earn over 60 percent more than typical high school graduates,
and those with advanced degrees earn two to three times as much as high school graduates
Both annually… …and over lifetimes
HIGHER EDUCATION LEADS TO BETTER OUTCOMES…and a variety of other positive outcomes
Source: T. Gylfason and G. Zoega “From Education to Equity and Growth: theory and evidence” (2004); Stephen Earl Bennett and Linda L.M. Bennett, “Reassessing Higher Education’s Effects on Young Americans’ Civic Virtue” (revised paper originally delivered at the International Conference for Civic Education Research, Nov. 2003); OECD “Measuring the effects of education on health and civic engagement” (2006)
GDP
HealthCivic
engagement
BUT PARENTS’ EDUCATION DRIVES KIDS’ OUTCOMESParents’ educational attainment is a major predictor of their children’s attainment
Note: Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS):1988-2000Source: S. Choy. Students Whose Parents Did Not Go To College: Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Attainment (NCES 2001-126) (2001)
Children’s enrollment in 2- or 4-year institutions, by parents’ education attainment
Parents who have a BA or higherParents who have no college expe-rience
Do not enroll
Enroll
Parents’ education level remains a significant predictor of enrolling in post-secondary education and for persistence and bachelor’s degree attainment at 4-year institutions,
even after controlling for other important factors, including income, educational expectations, prior academic preparation and achievement, parental involvement, and peer influence
Enroll
Do Not Enroll
…AND THIS IS TRUE EVEN IN OUR OWN BACK YARD We are not immune; the national trends are replicated in San Francisco’s public schools, as well
Out of every 100 first generation* students inSan Francisco…
…57 will graduatefrom high school
…34 will enroll in post-secondaryeducation
… and 4 will earn their bachelor’s degrees within 5 years
Note: * Describes a student from a family in which neither parent attended college. Figures are estimates based on rates of progression through high school and college pipeline, as presented in research cited belowSource: Swanson (2009); Choy (2002); Nunez, Cuccaro-Alamin, and Carroll (1998)
STUDENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIESSo what about those students whose parents did not attend college?
first gen•er•a•tion adj. |`fərst jə-nə-`rā-shən|1: describes a student from a family in which neither parent attended college 2: 1 out of 6 college students in the United States
Note: Data from the Higher Education Research Institute’s (HERI) Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) from 2005; these CIRP surveys of freshmen at four-year institutions have been conducted annually since 1966Source: John Pryor et al. “The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2005” (2005)
THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE NEWEST GENERATIONWho is most likely to be “first generation” today?
Of all first-generation students in a nationally representative study conducted between 1988 –and 2008, 85% had family incomes below $50,000
% of first-generation students, by family income
< $25,000 $25-49,999 $50-74,999> $75,000
Note: National study cited is the National Education Longitudinal Study (1988-2000)Source: C.Tym, R. McMillion, S. Barone, J Webster “First Generation College Students: a literature review” (2004); S. Choy. Students Whose Parents Did Not Go To College: Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Attainment (NCES 2001-126) (2001); Higher Education Research Institute “First in My Family: a profile of First-Generation College Students at 4-year Institutions since 1971” (2007)
% of all first-time, full-time freshmen in 4-year colleges who are first-generation (2005)
Latino38%
African American23%
White, non-Hispanic
13%
Asian American19%
In a nationally representative sample of students conducted between 1988 and 2000, 60% of first-generation students were female
60%40%
Female Black or brown Poor
A UNIQUE CHALLENGE, FACED BY MANYWhat challenges do these “first generation” students face at school and at home?
Note: ELL = English Language LearnerSource: C.Tym, R. McMillion, S. Barone, J Webster “First Generation College Students: a literature review” (2004)
Poorer academic preparation in terms of course-taking, rigor
More likely to have to negotiate cultural differences between home and school
Less family support for, and understanding of the
college experience
Less experience navigating the higher education
bureaucracy
More often placed in vocational, technical, and/or remedial course programs that inhibit access to 4-year institutions
Less information about the college experience (e.g., how to manage time
and budget, build relationships with peers and professors)
Poorer language mastery among ELL* students
Less information on college admissions, financial aid;
less internet access inhibits research
OUR SOLUTION
relationships academics enrichment
case management
career information
OUR SOLUTION
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP STUDENTS FINISH HIGH SCHOOL AND BECOME THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE
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The math is as simple as…
Parents’ education is a major predictor of whether a child will graduate from college2
Greater educational attainment leads to positive individual and societal outcomes
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RIGOROUS PROGRAM MODELOur program model is grounded in the best academic research and builds on years of experience in the field
RESEARCH
PROGRAM
MODEL
6th grade 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 1st year college 2nd 3rd 4th
Mitigate the “summer slump” by increasing time spent on academic study during the summer; increase learning time during school year
Manage smooth 8th-9th grade transition
Enroll in college prep courses; maintain steady credit
accumulation towards graduation
Maintain supportive peer, parental, other adult relats. that reinforce college-going aspirations, expectations, norms
Acquire info on reqs., apps., fin. aid
Acquire necessary info to ensure good high
school placement
Enroll in credit-bearing classes; avoid remedial classes
Acquire financial aid; minimize employment hours
Academic instruction, tutoring, and support, including rigorous 5-week summer session and 35-week school year session
College counseling for parents and students,
including test prep, application and financial aid assistance, summer
enrichment offerings
High school counseling, including selection guidance sessions for
parents
Engage parents in activities around high school and college choice; long-term mentoring by a college graduate role model
End of summer retreats, winter reunion, regional networking events
Annual college scholarships of a minimum of $1,000 for 4 years
Bi-weekly or monthly check-in calls
Participate in career training, work placement (particularly valuable for young men of color)
Provide career exploration programming (e.g., career days, job shadowing)
Assistance with targeted internship / job placement activities
DEMONSTRATED RESULTSOur students excel on numerous measures
High school GPA
College acceptances
Enrollment, retention
73% of First
Graduate students in the class of 2011-2012 maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher
92% of all First
Graduate high school graduates are eligible for California State University campuses
27% maintained
a GPA of 3.5 or higher
57% are eligible
for University of California campuses
80% of all First
Graduate high school graduates are accepted to a 4-year college
100% of all First
Graduate high school graduates enroll in a 2- or 4-year college and return for their 2nd year
ROBUST THEORY OF CHANGE (SIMPLIFIED)Our work and partnerships will sow the seeds of change in our community and beyond
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School districts
College prep programs
Other direct service providers
Other organizations replicate key FG program components
F RST GRADUATE
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FG partners with others to raise awareness around first
generation issues, needsFG serves increasing numbers of first-generation
youth in San Francisco with high quality services
additive…
multiplicative…
exponential...
A generation of new graduates
…impact
OUR FUTURE
OUR GOALTransforming the academic and life outcomes of the first generation students we serve
Out of every 100 First Graduate students who enter the pipeline…
…80 will remain in the program through high school graduation
…80 will enroll in post-secondary education
…and 64 will earn their bachelor’s degrees within 5 years
Note: Student icons colored black represent the current number of students who make it throughthat stage in the pipeline under the current conditions in San Francisco’s public schools (see slide 13) . Student icons colored blue represent the additional number of students who will make it through that stage in the pipeline under First Graduate’s program goals
THE MOMENT IS NOW…We are poised at a crucial moment that will determine the future of education, and that of our country
Strong consensus that education is the key to our nation’s economic
security and prosperity; education reform is focus of calls for action from both within and outside the political system
Increasingly, business and political leaders are sounding the call for improved education and training in order to regain solid economic footing and reclaim our competitive edgeMiddle / upper middle class parents are increasingly concerned and pushing for reform, bringing greater attention to the issue of insufficient college readiness among today’s youth
Government, philanthropy poised to push for significant reform
Stimulus package passed in early 2009 contained unprecedented sums for education reform and innovation, particularly focused on efforts that improve college readiness for those youth under-served by the current systemMajor philanthropists are backing this “college-ready” agenda with both voice and funding
Emerging consensus around the need to support disadvantaged students through college completion
Reform community initially backed efforts that supported high school graduation among disadvantaged students, then expanded focus to college access, and is finally coalescing around the need for supports that focus on college completion
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WHAT YOU CAN DOHelp us reach our goal of doubling the college graduation rate among underserved young people in San Francisco – shaping our families, communities and businesses for years to come.
Invest Volunteer Create Opportunity
FirstGraduate.org/donate
First Graduate depends on the time, knowledge and expertise of hundreds of volunteers each year to help us fulfill our mission.
FirstGraduate.org/volunteer
Launch a Career. Make an Impact.
Hire a First Graduate college intern. Help students develop the tools they need to launch trail-blazing careers through a summer internship.
To learn more, contact Laura Brief at 415-447-7170 [email protected]
See a Return on Your Investment. Think big.
Give Your Time and Talent.Mentor, Tutor or Coach.
$100 = Training for 25 volunteers to support students' academic progress.
$500 = Books for all 90 middle school students.
$1,000 = Parent workshop to provide the tools and skills so parents can help ensure their children’s success.
$15,000 = laptop computers to help support our academic programming activities such as writing college application essays.
Thank you!
LAURA BRIEFDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 415-447-7170 [email protected]
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