1. If the World is Flat, What Shape is Kentucky?

3. The needs of the 21st Century workforce have changed significantly.

5. Nine of the ten fastest growing occupations are in Healthcare or Computers

6. 30-40% of the jobs available in seven years have not yet been created.

7. Our labor force is not expected to keep pace with job growth through 2020

8. Education and Jobs in the U.S. Educational Testing Service 2003: Standards for What? The Economic Roots for K-16 Reform Professional 20% Unskilled 60% Skilled 20% Skilled 62% Unskilled 12% Professional 26 % 1950 2000-2010

9. How does the United States stack up against the rest of the world?

10. America is at risk for losing its unique leadership in innovation and creativity

12. By 2008 some 6 million job openings for scientists, engineers and technicians will exist.

16. What’s going on in America’s Schools?

20. US Trails Most Countries in High School Graduation Rates Rank OECD Reporting Country Graduation Rate 1 Denmark 100% 2 Norway 97% 3 Germany 93% 4 Japan 92% 5 Poland 90% 5 Switzerland 90% 7 Finland 85% 7 Greece 85% 9 France 82% 9 Hungary 82% 9 Italy 82% 12 Czech Republic 81% 13 Belgium 79% 13 Iceland 79% 15 Ireland 77% 16 United States 73% 17 Sweden 72% 18 Luxembourg 68% 18 Spain 68%

21. US College Graduation Rate is Below Average among Developed Countries Rank Countries Graduation Rate 1 Japan 94 2 Turkey 88 3 Ireland 85 4 United Kingdom 83 5 Korea 79 6 Spain 77 7 Finland 75 8 Iceland 73 9 Germany 70 10 Mexico 69 10 Australia 69 10 Denmark 69 10 Netherlands 69 14 United States 66 15 Czech Republic 61 16 Belgium 60 17 Austria 59 17 France 59 19 Sweden 48 20 Italy 42

22. How are Kentucky students doing?

23. Out of every 100 Kentucky ninth graders….

24. … .65 graduate from high school….

25. … .39 enter college….

26. … .26 are still enrolled in the sophomore year….

27. … and 15 graduate from college.

33. Kentucky full time wage and salary workers, 25 years & older, 2004 average

34. Over a lifetime, workers with a college degree will earn nearly $1,000,000 more than workers without a college degree. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004-05

41. Students who take more difficult math courses have greater success at attaining a Bachelors Degree Highest Math Studied Percentage of HS Grads Earning Bachelors Calculus 79.8 Pre-Calculus 74.3 Trig 62.2 Algebra II 39.5 Geometry 23.1 Algebra I 7.8 Pre-Algebra 2.3

45. ACT/ GPA Requirements for College University of Kentucky 22-27 ACT 3.3-3.9 GPA College Prep Northern Kentucky University Min. 19 (2005) Min. 20 (2006) 3.0 GPA college prep required Thomas More Min. 20 ACT GPA 2.0/ top 80% of class

46. ACT Scores 2004 www.act.org Composite United States 20.9 Kentucky 20.3 Math 20.7 19.7 Reading 21.3 20.9 Science 20.9 20.4

47. Courses Add Points to ACT Less than 3 Math Courses 17.3 Algebra I, II and Geometry +1.8 19.1 Advanced Math +1.7 20.8 Trigonometry +1.9 22.7 Calculus +2.3 25