An Examination of Metrics of Educational and Workforce Success in Texas. Policy Brief

Autor/inn/en	Garland, Marshall; Booth, Eric; Pham, Christine
Institution	Texas Education Research Center
Titel	An Examination of Metrics of Educational and Workforce Success in Texas. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2017), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Measures (Individuals); Educational Attainment; Labor Force Development; Postsecondary Education; Dual Enrollment; Career Readiness; Transfer Rates (College); College Readiness; Mathematics; Outcomes of Education; High School Students; High School Graduates; College Bound Students; Rural Areas; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Arbeitskräftebestand; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Doppelstudium; Mathematik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum
Abstract	Despite increasing high school graduation rates, students are not enrolling in or completing postsecondary education at similarly increasing rates. Although the state's performance has improved in recent years, Texas's overall college attainment rates fall well short of where they could be and reflect significant achievement gaps. These educational gaps are of vast economic importance. In a recent study on workforce trends, the Georgetown Center for Education and the Workforce found that, by 2018, 56% of all new jobs will require a postsecondary degree or credential (Carnevale et al., 2016). However, if Texas's growing Hispanic population is unable to achieve similar educational attainment rates to Texas's shrinking non-Hispanic White population, the state will be unable to ensure employment for its future workforce and to maintain its competitive advantage. Increasing the earning potential of Texas's changing population is therefore important to the economic wellbeing of the state as a whole. To increase the earning potential of the Texas workforce, education is critical. To better understand postsecondary educational attainment in Texas, this study examined nine different primary research questions that spanned five research topic areas: dual credit access and completion, 2-year to 4-year college transfer success rates, preparation for college-level mathematics, workforce preparation, and rural student outcomes. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Texas Education Research Center. University of Texas at Austin, Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg #137 TCB, Rm 1.143A, L4500, Austin, TX 78758; Tel: 512-471-4528; Web site: https://texaserc.utexas.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01