CAN STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES AFFECT EDUCATION POVERTY AND CRIME CONFLICTING LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE PERSPECTIVES GOALS SHARED BY ALL STATES FOR CRIME GOVERNMENT IS REACTIVE NOT PROACTIVE SAT Verbal and Math Scores Since 1967 e r o c S e g a r e v A 550 540 530 520 510 500 490 Verbal Math 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 1987 1989 Year Numbers in Poverty and Poverty Rates Numbers in Millions Rates in Percentages l e u a V 20 40 30 10 0 Number Percent 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Year Poverty Rates by Race African American Hispanic All Asian Anglo 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 1990 Year y t r e v o P n i i i g n v L t n e c r e P 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Poverty Rates by Age Age 65 and Older Under 18 y t r e v o P n i i i g n v L t n e c r e P 30 25 20 15 10 5 Age 18 64 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 1987 Year Crime Rates Since 1960 Total Crime Rate Property Crime Rate Violent Crime Rate 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Year l n o i t a u p o P 0 0 0 0 0 1 r e P s e m i r C 6 000 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 PREDICTIONS OF LIBERALS ARE MET EDUCATION MAY BE THE KEY TO DEALING WITH PROBLEMS EDUCATION AND POVERTY EDUCATION AND CRIME POVERTY AND CRIME Education and Poverty r 73 MS LA KY TX AR NM WV TN AL AZ CA NY NC GA SC RI OK MI KS MA SD ME CO IA WY OR OH FL ND MO PA INIL NV DE NJ MD VA ID HI CT MT NE WI UT WA VT NH AK MN 6 0 0 2 y t r e v o P e g a t n e c r e P 25 20 15 10 5 75 80 90 Percentage High School Completion 2006 85 95 Education and Crime 6 0 0 2 e t a R e m i r C l a t o T 5000 4000 3000 2000 r 37 TN LA TX AZ SC NM AR AL NC GA CA MS NV FL MO MD DE HI OKOH IN IL WA AK KS OR MI CO UT MN NE WY WI MT IA MA WV KY RI PA VA NJ CT ID NY ME VT ND NH SD 75 80 90 Percentage High School Completion 2006 85 95 Poverty and Crime 5000 4000 3000 6 0 0 2 e t a R e m i r C l a t o T r 31 WA NV HI AK MD DE CO IN UT NE IL WY WI IA RI ME MN CT VA NJ ID VT SC FL AZ TN NC MO GA AL OK KS MI OH OR CA TX LA NM AR PA MA MT WV KY NY MS 2000 NH ND SD 5 10 15 20 25 Poverty Rate 2006 HOW CAN GOVERNMENTS INCREASE EDUCATION LEVELS HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION IS AN EXPLICIT GOAL FOR ALL STATES IS THERE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND RESULTS High School Completion and Bachelor s Degrees 45 l 6 0 0 2 s e e r g e D s r o e h c a B e g a t n e c r e P 40 35 30 25 20 MA CO VT MN MD CT NJ NY VA HI IL ND OR ME MI ID SD KS NH WA AK NE UT IA WI MT WY FL PA DE MO OKOH IN NV RI GA NC AZ SC r 45 CA NM TX TN MS LA KY AL AR WV 15 75 80 90 Percentage High School Completion 2006 85 95 Contemporary Educational Expenditures and High School Completion VT MA MI WY CT AK NJ NY r 24 UT SD ID MT OR NE CO WA IA KS HI ND OK FL MO NV SC AR NM WV MN NH WI ME OH IN IL PA VA MD DE GA RI CA TX NC AZ TN AL MS KY LA 6 0 0 2 n o i t e p m o C l l i o o h c S h g H e g a t n e c r e P 95 90 85 80 75 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 Per Capita Expenditures on K 12 Education 2006 3 000 Lagged Educational Expenditures and High School Completion r 36 UT ID ME NH SD VT NE KS IN ND OK FL MO VA OH NV MN MT IA CO HI CT WI WA WY MI OR MA PA IL MD RI DE NJ NY GA NC SC AZ AR AL MS TN NM WV CA 80 KY LA TX 6 0 0 2 n o i t e p m o C l l i o o h c S h g H e g a t n e c r e P 95 90 85 75 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 K 12 Expenditures Per Student in Average Daily Attendance 1980 Contemporary Cost of Higher Education and Higher Education Degrees l 6 0 0 2 s e e r g e D s r o e h c a B e g a t n e c r e P 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 r 55 HI KS CO MN NY VA WA NJ VT MA CT MD IL RI CA MI DE NH PA OH ND NM UT SD ID NC GA FL AK NE OR ME TX MT WI AZ MO IA SC IN WY LA OK TN AL MS AR NV KY WV 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000 16 000 18 000 Cost to Students in Public Institutions of Higher Education 2006 Lagged Cost of Higher Education and Higher Education Degrees 45 l 6 0 0 2 s e e r g e D s r o e h c a B e g a t n e c r e P 40 35 30 25 20 15 NJ MD CO CT MN VA NH NY RI VT r 47 MA NE GA OR FL UT HI ND KS WA IL CA AK NM TX SD NC OK MO IA MT WI ID SC LA NV KY TN MS WY AR AL AZ IN WV MI DE ME PA OH 2 000 3 000 4 …
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