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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.56,0:00:02.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm an historian.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.19,0:00:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what I love about being an historian\Nis it gives you perspective.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.69,0:00:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'd like to bring that perspective\Nto education in the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.72,0:00:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About the only thing people can agree on
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.52,0:00:18.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that the most strategic time\Nfor a child to start learning
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.40,0:00:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is early.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.90,0:00:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over 50 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.29,0:00:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was a watershed moment\Nin early education in the US
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.81,0:00:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "Head Start."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.59,0:00:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, historians love watersheds
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.69,0:00:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it makes it so easy\Nto talk about what came before
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.92,0:00:33.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what's happened since.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.67,0:00:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before Head Start, basically nothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.86,0:00:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With Head Start,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.28,0:00:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we began to get our nation's\Nmost at-risk children ready for school.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.52,0:00:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since Head Start, we've made strides,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.48,0:00:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there are still\N2.2 million children in the US
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.29,0:00:52.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without access to early learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.66,0:00:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or more than half of\Nthe four-year-olds in the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.61,0:00:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.28,0:01:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the bigger problem is what we know\Nhappens to those children.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.18,0:01:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At-risk children who reach school\Nwithout basic skills
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.67,0:01:08.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are 25 percent more likely to drop out,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.74,0:01:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,40 percent more likely\Nto become teen parents
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.47,0:01:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 60 percent less likely\Nto go to college.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.28,0:01:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we know how important\Nearly education is,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.21,0:01:20.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why aren't all children getting it?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.07,0:01:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are barriers that the solutions\Nwe've come up with to date
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.94,0:01:26.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply can't overcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.34,0:01:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Geography: think rural and remote.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.12,0:01:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Transportation: think\Nworking parents everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.04,0:01:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Parent choice: no state requires\Na four-year-old to go to school.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.84,0:01:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And cost: the average cost for a state\Nto educate a preschooler
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.96,0:01:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is five thousand dollars a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.67,0:01:50.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So am I just going\Nto keep talking about problems?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.69,0:01:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.88,0:01:56.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I want to tell you about\Na cost-effective, technology-delivered,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.97,0:02:01.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kindergarten-readiness program\Nthat can be done in the home.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.18,0:02:02.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called UPSTART,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.56,0:02:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more than 60,000 preschoolers\Nin the US have already used it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.68,0:02:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I know what you might be thinking:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.66,0:02:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here's another person throwing tech\Nat a national problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.10,0:02:15.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you'd be partially right.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.10,0:02:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We develop early learning software\Ndesigned to individualize instruction,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.05,0:02:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so children can learn at their own pace.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.99,0:02:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To do that, we rely on experts from fields\Nranging from reading to sociology
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.33,0:02:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to brain science development\Nto all aspects of early learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.27,0:02:36.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell us what the software\Nshould do and look like.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.80,0:02:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's an example.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.11,0:02:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Zero (sings\Nto the tune of "Day-O"): Zero!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.88,0:02:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.24,0:02:48.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero is the number\Nthat's different from the others.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.55,0:02:51.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seagulls: Zero is a big, round "O."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.66,0:02:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero: It's not like one,\NI'm sure you'll discover.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.99,0:02:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seagulls: Zero is a big, round "O."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.40,0:03:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.50,0:03:03.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Claudia Miner: That is "The Zero Song."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.38,0:03:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.10,0:03:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here are Odd Todd and Even Steven\Nto teach you some things about numbers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.58,0:03:11.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here are the Word Birds,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.95,0:03:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're going to show you\Nwhen you blend letter sounds together,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.38,0:03:16.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can form words.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.29,0:03:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see that instruction\Nis short, colorful and catchy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.28,0:03:23.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,designed to capture a child's attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.97,0:03:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there's another piece to UPSTART
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.15,0:03:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes it different\Nand more effective.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.92,0:03:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,UPSTART puts parents in charge\Nof their children's education.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.60,0:03:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We believe, with the right support,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.20,0:03:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all parents can get their children\Nready for school.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.05,0:03:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's how it works.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.03,0:03:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the kindergarten readiness\Nchecklist from a state.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.19,0:03:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And almost every state has one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.98,0:03:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go to parents wherever they are,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.15,0:03:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we conduct a key\Nin-person group training.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.56,0:04:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we tell them the software can check\Nevery reading, math and science box,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.21,0:04:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're going to be responsible\Nfor motor skills and self-help skills,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.42,0:04:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and together, we're going to work\Non social emotional learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.75,0:04:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we know this is working
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.16,0:04:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we have a 90-percent\Ncompletion rate for the program.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.94,0:04:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, that translated\Ninto 13,500 children
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.32,0:04:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"graduating," with diplomas, from UPSTART.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.79,0:04:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the results have been amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.28,0:04:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have an external evaluation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.12,0:04:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that shows our children\Nhave two to three times the learning gains
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.51,0:04:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as children who don't\Nparticipate in the program.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.59,0:04:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a random control trial that shows\Nstrong evidence of effectiveness,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.99,0:04:46.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we even have a longitudinal study
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.17,0:04:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that shows our children's gains\Nlast into third and fourth grade,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.82,0:04:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the highest grades the children\Nhad achieved at the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.19,0:04:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are academic gains.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.04,0:04:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But another study has shown\Nthat our children's social emotional gains
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.52,0:05:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are equal to those of children\Nattending public and private preschool.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.56,0:05:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The majority of the 60,000 children\Nwho have participated in UPSTART to date
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.12,0:05:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been from Utah.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.90,0:05:12.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we have replicated our results
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.82,0:05:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with African-American\Nchildren in Mississippi --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.67,0:05:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is Kingston and his mother;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.28,0:05:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with English language\Nlearners in Arizona --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.95,0:05:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is Daisy and her family;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.34,0:05:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with refugee children in Philadelphia --\Nthis is my favorite graduation photo;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.07,0:05:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with Native American children
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.40,0:05:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from some of the most remote\Nparts of the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.45,0:05:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Cherise, and this is\Nwhere she lives in Monument Valley.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.97,0:05:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there are skeptics about UPSTART.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.98,0:05:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people don't believe young children\Nshould have screen time.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.19,0:05:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To them, we say:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.08,0:05:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,UPSTART's usage requirement\Nof 15 minutes a day, five days a week,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.48,0:06:00.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is well within the hour-a-day recommended\Nby the American Academy of Pediatrics
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.77,0:06:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for four-year-olds.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.50,0:06:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people believe\Nonly site-based preschool can work,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.93,0:06:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to them, we say:\Nsite-based preschool is great,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.87,0:06:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if you can't get a child there\Nor if a parent won't send a child there,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.90,0:06:21.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,isn't a technology-delivered,\Nresults-based option a great alternative?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.02,0:06:25.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we love working\Nwith site-based preschools.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.07,0:06:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, there are\N800 children in Mississippi
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.07,0:06:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to Head Start during the day
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.37,0:06:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and doing UPSTART at night\Nwith their families.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.36,0:06:39.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our audacious idea is to take UPSTART\Nacross the country --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.25,0:06:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to replace anything;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.48,0:06:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we want to serve children who otherwise\Nwould not have access to early education.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.94,0:06:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the guts to take on the skeptics,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.44,0:06:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have the energy to do the work,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.38,0:06:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have a plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.52,0:07:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the role of the states\Nto educate their children.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.44,0:07:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So first we will use philanthropy dollars
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.10,0:07:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go into a state to pilot\Nthe program and get data.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.45,0:07:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every state believes it's unique
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.10,0:07:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wants to know that the program\Nwill work with its children
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.15,0:07:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before investing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.87,0:07:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we identify key leaders in the state\Nto help us champion UPSTART
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.76,0:07:23.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an option for unserved children.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.76,0:07:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And together, we go to state legislatures
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.21,0:07:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to transition UPSTART from philanthropy
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.72,0:07:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sustainable and scalable state funding.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.48,0:07:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That plan has worked --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.09,0:07:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.34,0:07:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.36,0:07:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.57,0:07:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That plan has worked\Nin three states to date:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.20,0:07:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Utah, Indiana and South Carolina.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.06,0:07:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've also piloted the program\Nin a number of states
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.14,0:07:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and identified champions.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.32,0:07:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, we're moving to states\Nwith the greatest geographic barriers
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.11,0:07:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work the plan,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.57,0:08:02.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then on to states\Nthat already have early education
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.96,0:08:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but may not be getting\Ngreat academic results
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.75,0:08:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or great parent buy-in to participate.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.63,0:08:10.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From there, we go to the states
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.41,0:08:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are going to require the most data\Nand work to convince,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.57,0:08:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'll hope our momentum\Nhelps turn the tide there.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.04,0:08:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will serve a quarter of a million\Nchildren in five years,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.15,0:08:27.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will ensure that states continue\Nto offer UPSTART to their children.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.35,0:08:29.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's how you can help:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.57,0:08:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for two thousand dollars,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.93,0:08:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can provide a child\Nwith UPSTART, a computer and internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.83,0:08:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that child will be part of the pilot
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.64,0:08:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes certain other children\Nget UPSTART in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.52,0:08:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also need engaged citizens\Nto go to their government
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.53,0:08:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say just how easy it can be\Nto get children ready for school.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.67,0:08:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You wouldn't be here\Nif you weren't an engaged citizen,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.94,0:08:56.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're asking for your help.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.50,0:09:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, will all of us this make UPSTART\Na watershed moment in early education?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.65,0:09:07.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe together we can make it one.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.78,0:09:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I can tell you without a doubt
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.80,0:09:11.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that UPSTART is a watershed moment
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.98,0:09:16.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the life of a child who otherwise\Nwould not be ready for school.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.33,0:09:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.52,0:09:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)