College Ready, But Locked Out? Setting the Stage Travis Reindl New England Leadership Summit on College Readiness and Success Boston, MA November 30, 2007

Slide 2 The Attainment Challenge: Adults with a Postsecondary Degree, 2005 SOURCE: OECD, Education at a Glance 2007

Slide 3 The Attainment Challenge: Adults with a Postsecondary Degree, NEBHE States SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau

Slide 4 The Attainment Challenge: U.S. Trends SOURCES: OECD, USDOE, NCHEMS

Slide 5 The Attainment Challenge: Highest Level of Education of Adults by Race/Ethnicity (2005) SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau

Slide 6 The Attainment Challenge: Projected Change in Population, NEBHE States, SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau

Slide 7 The Finance Challenge: Per Student Spending on Core Educational Services (2004) SOURCE: OECD, Education at a Glance 2007

Slide 8 The Political Challenge: Changing Public Sentiment College opportunity is more important than ever >College education is necessary to participate in the economy: 31% (2000)  50% (2007) Worry about lack of opportunity is higher than ever >Qualified students are denied opportunity: 47% (2000)  62% (2007) Confidence in colleges and universities is relatively high, but skepticism is growing >Institutions could spend less without compromising quality: 56% (2007) >Increased spending is producing more learning: 48% (2007) SOURCES: NCPPHE, Public Agenda

Slide 9 New Hampshire Delaware New Jersey Maine Maryland Massachusetts Wisconsin Vermont Ohio North Dakota Connecticut Kansas Arkansas Virginia Nebraska Oklahoma Minnesota Colorado West Virginia Kentucky Michigan Arizona New York Georgia Hawaii Illinois Pennsylvania Alaska Rhode Island United States Montana Utah New Mexico California Iowa Indiana North Carolina Florida Idaho South Carolina South Dakota Missouri Washington Oregon Texas Nevada Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana Alabama Wyoming The Finance Challenge: Projected State Structural Deficits (2013) SOURCE: Rockefeller Institute

Slide 10 Critical Questions How can policy be leveraged to promote increased postsecondary attainment, particularly for underrepresented groups? How can we expand the affordability conversation to encompass the root cause of the problem (cost) as well as its symptom (price)? What incentives can be provided for more strategic investment of institutional resources (including financial aid)? How do we start--and sustain--a conversation about resources in relation to results for students? How do we build capacity to serve a growing, aging, and more diverse student population in an environment of limited resources?

Slide 11 For More Information Travis Reindl Program Director Jobs for the Future 88 Broad Street Boston, MA