1. Why America must create an educonomy
BRANDON BUSTEED
Executive Director
Education and Workforce Development
Gallup

2. What is our definition of success?
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3. Success Is Defined By Getting a Good Job
“To Get a Good Job”
67%
AMERICANS: “very important” reason for getting education beyond high school (Gallup/Lumina poll)
88%
Top reason FRESHMEN cite for going to college (UCLA CIRP)
38%
PARENTS OF 5TH TO 12TH GRADERS: “very important” reason for getting education beyond high school (Gallup/IHE poll)
Why is job/money the overwhelming reasons for getting additional education… they represent the future.
Why
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4. What does a ‘great life’
look like?
Purpose
How you occupy your time; liking what you do each day
Social
Relationships and love in your life
Financial
Managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security
Physical
Good health and enough energy to get things done daily
Community
Engagement and involvement in the area where you live
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5. What does a ‘great JOB’ look like?
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6. Are we measuring the right things?
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7. Current Education Measures Horribly Insufficient
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
High School GPA, Rank In Class
SAT, ACT
GPA, Rank In Class
Retention Rates, Degree Attainment
Gainful Employment
And maybe… - CLA, etc.
Hope is a stronger predictor of college success than SAT and GPA.

8. Behavioral + Classic Economic Measures
GDP
Unemployment
Crime rates
Well-being
Work Engagement
Feeling Safe
Graduation Rates
GPA
Test Scores
Hope
Engagement
Well-being

9. Well-Being Matters to the world
Gallup’s key metrics revealed tension mounting prior to the ‘Arab Spring’ which traditional metrics missed:
EGYPT: RECENT TRENDS IN PERCENTAGE “THRIVING” AND GDP PER CAPITA (PPP)
GDP per capita (ppp) estimates are from the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook database.
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10. Well-Being Matters to Organizations
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11. Impact of workplace Engagement
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12. Are graduates work ready?
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13. WHAT WORKS IN SCHOOL IS REAL WORK…
21st century skills predict work success
“Worked on a long-term project that took several classes to complete” (28% HS vs. 50% college)
“Used what you were learning about to develop solutions to real-world problems in your community or in the world” (22% vs. 27%)

14. Few students (grades 5-12) work or intern
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15. Standardized Tests, But No Entrepreneurs?
Negative correlation between PISA and GEM scores

16. This cliff continues into the workplace where only 29% of US works are engaged
If we were doing this right, this line would be going in the absolute opposite direction

18. Gallup’s 2012 Daily tracking research found that K-12 teachers are the least likely among 12 occupational groups studied to agree that, “At work, my opinions seem to count.” Further, 46% of K-12 teachers report high daily stress.
Less than one-third of K-12 teachers (31%) are engaged in their jobs. Teachers’ average engagement level drops significantly in their first few years on the job, a likely factor in low retention rates among new teachers.

19. A Broken Link Between Higher Education and Work
98%
of Chief Academic Officers rate their institution as very/somewhat effective at preparing students for the world of work.
13%
of Americans strongly agree that college graduates in this country are well‐prepared for success in the workplace.
11%
of business leaders strongly agree that graduating students have the skills and competencies their businesses need.
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20. If graduates strongly agree that they were “emotionally supported” during college, the odds that they are engaged in their work and thriving in their overall well-being double.
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21. 14% of all graduates experienced all three
Emotional Support
“at least one professor who made me excited about learning”
“professors cared about me as a person”
“a mentor who encouraged my goals and dreams”
64%
27%
22%
14% of all graduates experienced all three
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22. Graduates who had “experiential and deep learning” have a higher likelihood of being engaged in their work (59% vs. 38%), and more are thriving (14% vs. 10%).
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23. 6% of all graduates experienced all three
Experiential Learning
32%
30%
20%
“long-term project taking a semester or more to complete”
“internship or job where applied learning”
“extremely involved in extracurricular activities and organizations”
6% of all graduates experienced all three
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24. Positive Experiences and Preparedness
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25. Contact:
Brandon Busteed
Executive Director, Education & Workforce Development
Gallup, Inc.
@brandonbusteed