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Making Reform MatterA Data Walk

UDLN May 22, 2013

Uri TreismanThe Charles A. Dana Center

at The University of Texas at Austin

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Source: NCES, PISA 2006 Results, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/

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PISA 2006 MathematicsUSA ranked 25th out of 30 OECD countries

Source: Michael Marder, 2013; from PSID, CNEF, UNICEF, PISA datasets.

Source: Michael Marder, 2013; from PSID, CNEF, UNICEF, PISA datasets.

Pisa and Poverty --Reading

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Other Countries’ Average Scale Score MathPerformance on 8th Grade TIMSS Comparedwith the U.S.

Source: Data taken from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), accessed Jan 10, 2013 at http://nces.ed.gov/timss/index.asp. Computations of categories by the Charles A. Dana Center.

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Mathematics Achievement at the 8th Grade (TIMSS 2011)Average scale score by country

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Korea, Rep. of 613 Slovenia 505   Lebanon 449

Singapore 611 Hungary 505   Abu Dhabi-UAE 449

Chinese Taipei-CHN 609 Australia 505   Malaysia 440

Hong Kong-CHN 586 Alberta-CAN 505   Georgia 431

Japan 570 Lithuania 502   Thailand 427

Massachusetts-USA 561 TIMSS scale average 500   Macedonia, Rep. of 426

Minnesota-USA 545 Italy 498   Tunisia 425

Russian Federation 539 California-USA 493   Chile 416

North Carolina-USA 537 New Zealand 488   Iran, Islamic Rep. of 415

Quebec-CAN 532 Kazakhstan 487   Qatar 410

Indiana-USA 522 Sweden 484   Bahrain 409

Connecticut-USA 518 Ukraine 479   Jordan 406

Colorado-USA 518 Dubai-UAE 478   Palestinian Nat'l Auth. 404

Israel 516 Norway 475   Saudi Arabia 394

Finland 514 Armenia 467   Indonesia 386

Florida-USA 513 Alabama-USA 466   Syrian Arab Republic 380

Ontario-CAN 512 Romania 458   Morocco 371

United States 509 United Arab Emirates 456   Oman 366

England-GBR 507 Turkey 452   Ghana 331Source: Data taken from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), accessed Jan 10, 2013 at http://nces.ed.gov/timss/index.asp. Data display by the Charles A. Dana Center.

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Science Achievement at the 8th Grade (TIMSS 2011)Average scale score by country

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Singapore 590 Ontario-CAN 521   Chile 461Massachusetts-USA 567 Quebec-CAN 520   Abu Dhabi-UAE 461Chinese Taipei-CHN 564 Australia 519   Bahrain 452Korea, Rep. of 560 Israel 516   Thailand 451Japan 558 Lithuania 514   Jordan 449Minnesota-USA 553 New Zealand 512   Tunisia 439Finland 552 Sweden 509   Armenia 437Alberta-CAN 546 Italy 501   Saudi Arabia 436Slovenia 543 Ukraine 501   Malaysia 426Russian Federation 542 TIMSS scale average 500   Syrian Arab Republic 426Colorado-USA 542 California-USA 499   Palestinian Nat'l Auth. 420Hong Kong-CHN 535 Norway 494   Georgia 420England-GBR2 533 Kazakhstan 490   Oman 420Indiana-USA 533 Alabama-USA 485   Qatar 419Connecticut-USA 532 Dubai-UAE 485   Macedonia, Rep. of 407North Carolina-USA 532 Turkey 483   Lebanon 406Florida-USA 530 Iran, Islamic Rep. of 474   Indonesia 406

United States 525 Romania 465   Morocco 376Hungary 522 United Arab Emirates 465   Ghana 306Source: Data taken from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), accessed Jan 10, 2013 at http://nces.ed.gov/timss/index.asp. Data display by the Charles A. Dana Center.

Bachelor’s attainment for high-income young people is 68 points higher than

for low-income youth.

Source: “Bachelor’s Degree Attainment by Age 24 by Family Income Quartiles, 1970 to 2010.” Graphic: The Education Trust

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NAEP Math: Grade 4

*Accommodations not permittedSource: NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 249)

Graphic: The Education Trust

National Public – Grade 8 NAEP Math

*Accommodations not permitted

Source: NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

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Scale Scores by State – Low-Income Students

NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

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Scale Scores by State – Higher Income Students

NAEP Data Explorer, NCES (Proficient Scale Score = 299)

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8th Grade Hispanic – Proficient

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Note: Basic Scale Score = 243; Proficient Scale Score = 281Chart Source: Education Trust, 2011 NAEP TUDA ResultsData Source: NAEP Data Explorer, NCES

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Source: NCES, “Eighth-Grade Algebra: Findings from the Eighth-Grade Round of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K)” (2010), graph by Education Trust.

African-American students with strong math performance in the fifth grade are less likely to be placed in eighth grade algebra than are their

peers

Math classes at high-poverty, high-minority secondary schools are more likely to be taught by out-of-field* teachers.

Note: High-poverty school: 55 percent or more of the students are eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. Low-poverty school :15 percent or fewer of the students are eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. High-minority school: 78 percent or more of the students are black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander. Low-minority school : 12 percent or fewer of the students are non-white students. *Teachers with neither certification nor major. Data for secondary-level core academic classes (math, science, social studies, English) across the U.S. Source: Education Trust Analysis of 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey data.

Source: Michael Marder, 2012.

Source: Michael Marder, 2012.

Now, instead of being the “land of opportunity,” the U.S. has one of lowest rates of intergenerational mobility.

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Source: Tom Hertz, “Understanding Mobility in America” (Washington, D.C.: Center for American Progress, 2006). Graph by Education Trust.