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Building a Future Building a Future Higher Education’s Commitment to Kansas Families, Businesses and the Economy TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Family 6 Affordability 8 Access 10 Success 12 Business 14 Talent Pipeline 16 Innovation 18 Economic Prosperity 20 Intentional Economic Activity 23 Community and State Benefits 29 Conclusion and 30 Acknowledgements Notes 31 Images courtesy of the University of Kansas, Wich- ita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology, Cowley Community College and Washburn University Helping Kansas Families Supporting Kansas Businesses Advancing Economic Prosperity 2 Image courtesy of Fort Hays State University Job and wage data make it clear that education For the past decade, public higher education in beyond high school offers Kansans the best oppor- Kansas has been guided by the Kansas Board of Re- tunity to secure a prosperous future. According to gents’ strategic plan, Foresight 2020. Under this Georgetown University’s Center on Education and plan, the system achieved several important suc- the Workforce, the number of jobs nationwide for cesses. The number of credentials awarded grew. workers with no education past high school has de- Retention rates improved across multiple sectors, clined by 1.8 million since 1991. Meanwhile, the and along with them, graduation rates. Entry level nation has added 21.7 million jobs for those with wages for graduates steadily increased. some education beyond high school.1 Perhaps most importantly, Foresight helped the system look to the future and ask critical questions Higher education offers about higher education’s role in Kansas. How do Kansans the best opportunity universities and colleges help Kansans enter re- warding careers and improve the quality of their to secure a prosperous future. lives? How do they help businesses find the talent needed to grow and compete? How do they support and advance the Kansas economy? In 2019, median earnings of workers with an asso- As leaders from across the system began develop- ciate degree or some college education outpaced ing a successor for Foresight, these questions drove the earnings of those with no education past high their work. Recognizing the unmatched ability of school by more than $5,700. The increased earn- higher education to grow the Kansas economy, the ings were even more significant for those with Regents decided that a new strategic plan must be bachelor’s degrees and higher, whose median built upon serving Kansas families and businesses earnings in 2019 were more than $32,000 greater 2 and creating economic prosperity in the state. than workers with only a high school diploma. 1 Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Three Educational Pathways to Good Jobs: High School, Middle Skills, and Bachelor’s Degree, 2018 2 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by educational attainment, 2020 3 Businesses also derive great benefit from higher staff held meetings in Colby, Dodge City, Garden education. Research performed shows an increas- City, Hays, Kansas City, Pittsburg, Topeka and Wich- ing number of jobs will require education beyond ita to get a snapshot of the different challenges high school as employers seek to hire more employ- and opportunities faced by the different regions in ees with postsecondary training and credentials.3 the state. These employees possess the skills and credentials The feedback received from high school students that help keep their businesses competitive. indicated that the overwhelming majority (99 percent) saw education beyond high school as im- Building a Future aims to portant for their personal success. However, many students perceived hurdles standing between them maximize the benefit of and successful completion of a postsecondary de- higher education for Kansas gree or certificate program. Cost of attendance was chief among these concerns, with most students in- families, businesses and the dicating it was the biggest barrier they faced. Many economy. students felt intimidated by the prospect of student loan debt and their ability to repay it. In addition to workforce training, the Kansas public Other concerns mentioned by students included is- higher education system supports businesses and sues of access. Several pointed to the application entrepreneurs through innovation, research and process, financial aid requirements and a lack of partnerships that leverage the unique capabilities knowledge about their options as barriers for entry. of the system to grow the state’s economy. Those who had support from high school counsel- Between the benefits it provides to individuals and ors or a parent who had attended college expressed the support it gives to businesses, higher educa- fewer concerns about access issues, but students tion is a powerful engine of economic growth. It is without that support found the process daunting. the most effective tool Kansas can use to advance the state. Building a Future is the Board’s new strategic plan Students mention issues to ensure that the system is maximizing the ben- of affordability and access efits it is providing to Kansas families, businesses and the economy. To do this, development of the as their primary concerns plan began with a series of focus groups to gather in attending a college or feedback and input from students and parents, as university. well as business leaders. Like high school students, business leaders During the spring and summer of 2018, Regents strongly believed that higher education is in- traveled to communities across Kansas to gather credibly important for the success of their orga- input from families and businesses on the current nizations. Every business leader surveyed agreed state of higher education and how they hoped the that workers with credentials beyond high school system might help them in the future. Regents and 3 Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements through 2020, 2013 4 were necessary for their company’s continued suc- At its retreat in August of 2018, the Board took the cess. More than 85 percent of those surveyed said feedback received from students and businesses that they frequently seek to hire employees with and used it to develop areas of focus under each postsecondary credentials, and 90 percent stated pillar. For families, the focus would be placed on that employees who have postsecondary creden- affordability, access and success. For businesses, it tials meet or exceed their expectations. would be on the talent pipeline and industry spon- sored research. The Regents also decided to add a third pillar to capture the intentional economic de- Nearly three quarters of velopment efforts of institutions that fall outside Kansas employers indicate of the scope of the family and business pillars. it is difficult to find During the next year, representatives from across the system worked to develop a series of metrics enough employees with that would evaluate how well the system performs postsecondary credentials. in each area of focus. After the 2019 Board retreat, these working groups undertook development of However, while business leaders expressed their promising practices that could be implemented at happiness with the skills possessed by credentialed the system or sector level to help achieve progress workers, they were very concerned about their abil- in each metric. These promising practices make ity to recruit, retain and grow the talent they need. Building a Future like no other plan in the nation A full 73 percent stated that it is hard to find em- by promoting purposeful systemwide strategies ployees with suitable education. tied to the metrics the plan measures. Building a Future Structure Pillar Area of Focus Dashboard Progress Promising Metric Metric Practices Overarching Developed The main The secondary These are system- themes of based on indicators indicators of or sector-wide Building a focus group of success in success, these initiatives that can Future feedback, these each area of metrics show be implemented to help establish focus, these results more drive progress on are big picture quickly than the metrics the primary measurements dashboard metrics goals for the that will often and are a good system within lag by several indicator of each pillar years progress though they present a less complete picture than dashboard metrics 5 Family • On Time Graduation and Student Loan Default Building a Future centers its first pillar on fam- Rate as indicators of affordability ilies. It aims to ensure that higher education re- • Enrollment Equity Gaps and College Going Rate mains affordable and accessible to Kansans, while as indicators of access continuing to help graduates achieve success. • Graduates in Jobs with Sustaining Wages and the number of Degrees and Certificates Earned After gathering information from the focus groups as indicators of success. of students and parents about priorities, the Board office coordinated with several working groups of Since many of these dashboard level indicators are representatives from across the state’s public high- lagging metrics that could take several years to re- er education system to develop the family pillar and flect the successes of institutions, the teams also make recommendations to the System Council of developed a series of “progress” metrics to serve Presidents and the Board Governance Committee. as leading indicators of gains made in each area of focus.
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