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Education in Washington State for the 21st century economy

Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington

July 2005

IT is back!

Total Employment for all Professional-Level IT Occupations

(John Sargent, Technology Administration, US Department of Commerce) 2,400,000 2,500,000 2,600,000 2,700,000 2,800,000 2,900,000 3,000,000 3,100,000 3,200,000 1999 May 1999 Nov 2000 May 2000 Nov 2001 May 2001 Nov 2002 May 2002 Nov 2003 May 2003 Nov 2004 May

What kind of education is needed to produce “innovation economy” goods?

National and regional studies conclude the 3/4ths of the jobs in IT require a Bachelors degree or greater (and it’s highly competitive among those with this credential!) In FY05, Microsoft will hire nearly 5,000 people in the U.S.

25% new grads, 75% experienced 85% “core technical”

⌧55% Bachelors, 40% Masters, 5% Ph.D. ⌧97% Redmond

Summer 2005: 932 undergraduate interns, 202 Research (graduate) interns, in Redmond alone

Average Earnings as a Proportion of High School Graduates’ Earnings, 1975 to 1999

US Census Bureau

Washington State: Average total personal income, 2003 (Age 25 or greater)

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 Less than high school High school diploma Some college or 2- year degree Bachelors degree Advanced degree

1 6 9 6 9 5 1 35 38 42 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Engineers employed / 10,000 workers Computer specialists employed / 10,000 workers Life and physical scientists employed / 10,000 workers Persons with recent science & engineering Bachelors degrees / 10,000 workers Recent science & engineering Ph.D. degrees / 10,000 workers Percent of employment in high- technology NAICS codes Percent of payroll in high- technology NAICS codes Bachelors degrees granted (all institutions, public and private) / population of 18-24 year

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Percent of Bachelors degrees granted in science & engineering Science & engineering graduate students / population of 18-24 year

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Washington's ranking among the states

US Department of Commerce

1 6 9 6 9 5 1 35 38 42 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Engineers employed / 10,000 workers Computer specialists employed / 10,000 workers Life and physical scientists employed / 10,000 workers Persons with recent science & engineering Bachelors degrees / 10,000 workers Recent science & engineering Ph.D. degrees / 10,000 workers Percent of employment in high- technology NAICS codes Percent of payroll in high- technology NAICS codes Bachelors degrees granted (all institutions, public and private) / population of 18-24 year

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Percent of Bachelors degrees granted in science & engineering Science & engineering graduate students / population of 18-24 year

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Washington's ranking among the states

US Department of Commerce

5 49 48 43 44 36

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

2-year public institutions overall 4-year public institutions overall 4-year public lower- division 4-year public upper-division 4-year public graduate and professional 4-year private institutions

Participation rate (% of 18-24 year olds) Washington's ranking among the states (1998)

US Department of Commerce

5 49 48 43 44 36

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

2-year public institutions overall 4-year public institutions overall 4-year public lower- division 4-year public upper-division 4-year public graduate and professional 4-year private institutions

Participation rate (% of 18-24 year olds) Washington's ranking among the states (1998)

US Department of Commerce

US Department of Commerce

4 24 24 49 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Industry R&D Expenditures Federal Lab R&D Expenditures University and College R&D Expenditures State Support of Research

Expenditures per $1,000 of GSP Washington's ranking among the states

US Department of Commerce

4 24 24 49 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Industry R&D Expenditures Federal Lab R&D Expenditures University and College R&D Expenditures State Support of Research

Expenditures per $1,000 of GSP Washington's ranking among the states

How about K-12 performance?

Head Start

“Head Start ... gives children the tools to succeed in school and in life. It reduces the chance that children grow up to become criminals ... One study found that girls who had not attended Head Start were three times more likely to be arrested by age 22 than girls who had ... I'm convinced ... we would have fewer crime victims if all eligible children got Head Start.”

⌧Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske ⌧New York Times Letters, July 4 2005

In Washington, half of the children financially eligible for Head Start and similar programs do not get these programs due to lack of funding

The key to a 21st century job is a Bachelors- level (or greater) education In Washington State:

Our public higher education system is structured for a manufacturing economy, not an innovation economy! Private institutions are not filling the gap At the graduate level, things are just as grim We are creating the jobs – and we are importing young people from elsewhere to fill them! We rank 49th out of the 50 states in state support of research, per $1,000 of GSP. (We rank 48th per capita.) K-12 is a disaster, and we are not being told the facts We under-fund Head Start and analogous programs

In Washington State:

We are all geared up to fight the last war!