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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.75,0:00:02.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am an historian,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.45,0:00:06.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what I love about being an historian\Nis it gives you perspective.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.87,0:00:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'd like to bring that perspective\Nto education in the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.98,0:00:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About the only thing people can agree on
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.77,0:00:19.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the most strategic time\Nfor a child to start learning is early.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.01,0:00:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over 50 years ago, there was\Na watershed moment
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.54,0:00:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in early education\Nin the US called Head Start.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.13,0:00:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, historians love watersheds\Nbecause it makes it so easy to talk
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.90,0:00:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what came before and what's happened since.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.87,0:00:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before Head Start, basically nothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.13,0:00:42.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With Head Start, we begin to get\Nour nation's most at-risk children
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.39,0:00:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ready for school.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.84,0:00:46.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since Head Start, we've made strides,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.79,0:00:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there are still\N2.2 million children in the US
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.36,0:00:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without access to early learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.87,0:00:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or more than half of\Nthe four-year olds in the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.86,0:00:58.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.75,0:01:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the bigger problem is what we know\Nhappens to those children.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.08,0:01:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At-risk children who reach school\Nwithout basic skills
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.67,0:01:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are 25 percent more likely to drop out,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.04,0:01:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,40 percent more likely\Nto become teen parents,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.78,0:01:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 60 percent less likely\Nto go to college.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.13,0:01:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we know how important\Nearly education is,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.18,0:01:21.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why aren't all children getting it?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.39,0:01:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are barriers that the solutions\Nwe've come up with to date
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.48,0:01:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply can't overcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.54,0:01:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Geography: think rural and remote.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.33,0:01:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Transportation: think\Nworking parents everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.25,0:01:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Parent choice: no state requires\Na four-year old to go to school.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.05,0:01:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And cost: the average cost for a state\Nto educate a preschooler
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.17,0:01:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is five thousand dollars a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.83,0:01:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So am I just going\Nto keep talking about problems?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.95,0:01:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.86,0:01:57.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I want to tell you about\Na cost-effective, technology-delivered,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.17,0:02:01.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kindergarten readiness program\Nthat can be done in the home.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.26,0:02:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called UPSTART, and more than\N60,000 preschoolers in the US
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.67,0:02:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have already used it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.92,0:02:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I know what you might be thinking:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.04,0:02:13.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here's another person throwing tech\Nat a national problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.86,0:02:16.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you'd be partially right.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.35,0:02:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We develop early learning software\Ndesigned to individualize instruction
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.26,0:02:23.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so children can learn at their own pace.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.11,0:02:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To do that, we rely on experts from fields\Nranging from reading to sociology
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.54,0:02:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to brain science development\Nto all aspects of early learning
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.44,0:02:37.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell us what the software\Nshould do and look like.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.15,0:02:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's an example.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.66,0:02:42.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Voice (sings): Zero.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.61,0:02:44.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.43,0:02:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero is the number\Nthat's different from the others.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.14,0:02:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero is a big round "O."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.89,0:02:53.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not like one,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.67,0:02:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure you'll discover.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.90,0:02:59.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero is a big round "O."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.89,0:03:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.22,0:03:03.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Claudia Miner: That is "The Zero Song."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.15,0:03:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.36,0:03:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here are Odd Todd and Even Steven\Nto teach you some things about numbers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.96,0:03:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here are the Word Birds,\Nand they're going to show you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.59,0:03:17.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you blend letter sounds together,\Nyou can form words.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.14,0:03:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see that instruction\Nis short, colorful and catchy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.28,0:03:24.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,designed to capture a child's attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.08,0:03:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there's another piece to UPSTART
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.56,0:03:29.92,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: 0,0:03:34.82,0:03:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We believe, with the right support,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.42,0:03:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all parents can get their children\Nready for school.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.29,0:03:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's how it works.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.27,0:03:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a kindergarten readiness\Nchecklist from a state,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.48,0:03:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and almost every state has one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.18,0:03:53.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go to parents wherever they are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.34,0:03:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we conduct a key\Nin-person group training,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.77,0:04:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we tell them the software can check\Nevery reading, math, and science box,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.47,0:04:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're going to be responsible\Nfor motor skills and self-help skills,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.68,0:04:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and together we're going to work\Non social emotional learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.88,0:04:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we know this is working
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.63,0:04:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we have a 90 percent\Ncompletion rate for the program.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.83,0:04:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, that translated\Ninto 13,500 children
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.57,0:04:22.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"graduating," with diplomas, from UPSTART.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.51,0:04:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the results have been amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.48,0:04:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have an external evaluation\Nthat shows our children
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.70,0:04:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have two to three times the learning gains
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.71,0:04:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as children who don't\Nparticipate in the program.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.14,0:04:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a random control that shows\Nstrong evidence of effectiveness,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.27,0:04:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we even have a longitudinal study\Nthat shows our children's gains
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.28,0:04:50.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,last into third and fourth grade,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.09,0:04:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the highest grades the children\Nhave achieved at the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.48,0:04:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are academic gains.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.43,0:05:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But another study has shown\Nthat our children's social emotional gains
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.06,0:05:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are equal to those of children\Nattending public and private preschool.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.82,0:05:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The majority of the 60,000 children\Nwho have participated in UPSTART to date
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.37,0:05:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been from Utah,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.01,0:05:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we have replicated our results
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.09,0:05:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with African-American\Nchildren in Mississippi --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.98,0:05:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is Kingston and his mother --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.19,0:05:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with English language\Nlearners in Arizona --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.24,0:05:23.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is Daisy and her family --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.41,0:05:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with refugee children in Philadelphia --\Nthis is my favorite graduation photo --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.15,0:05:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with Native American children
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.12,0:05:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from some of the most remote\Nparts of the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.70,0:05:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Cherise, and this is\Nwhere she lives in Monument Valley.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.26,0:05:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there are skeptics about UPSTART.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.27,0:05:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people don't believe young children\Nshould have screen time.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.36,0:05:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To them we say, UPSTART's\Nusage requirement
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.66,0:05:55.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of 15 minutes a day, five days a week,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.58,0:05:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is well within the hour-a-day recommended
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.60,0:06:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the American Academy\Nof Pediatrics for four-year olds.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.66,0:06:07.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people believe\Nonly sight-based preschool can work,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.01,0:06:11.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to them we say,\Nsight-based preschool is great,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.05,0:06:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if you can't get a child there\Nor if a parent won't send a child there,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.22,0:06:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,isn't a technology-delivered\Nresults-based option a great alternative?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.22,0:06:25.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we love working\Nwith sight-based preschools.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.67,0:06:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, there are\N800 children in Mississippi
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.42,0:06:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to Head Start during the day
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.87,0:06:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and doing UPSTART at night\Nwith their families.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.60,0:06:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our audacious idea is to take UPSTART\Nacross the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.48,0:06:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to replace anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.72,0:06:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to serve children who otherwise\Nwould not have access to early education.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.22,0:06:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the guts to take on the skeptics,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.85,0:06:54.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have the energy to do the work,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.69,0:06:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have a plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.83,0:07:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the role of the states\Nto educate their children,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.62,0:07:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so first we will use philanthropy dollars
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.78,0:07:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go into a state to pilot\Nthe program and get data.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.70,0:07:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every state believes it's unique,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.34,0:07:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wants to know that the program\Nwill work with its children
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.39,0:07:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before investing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.02,0:07:20.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we identify key leaders in the state\Nto help us champion UPSTART
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.99,0:07:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an option for unserved children.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.99,0:07:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And together, we go to state legislatures
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.38,0:07:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to transition UPSTART
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.13,0:07:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from philanthropy to sustainable\Nand scalable state funding.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.71,0:07:34.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.19,0:07:38.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.03,0:07:42.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.63,0:07:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That plan has worked\Nin three states to date:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.49,0:07:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Utah, Indiana, and South Carolina.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.51,0:07:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've also piloted the program\Nin a number of states
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.44,0:07:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and identified champions.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.40,0:07:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, we're moving to states\Nwith the greatest geographic barriers
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.23,0:07:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work the plan,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.69,0:08:03.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then on to states\Nthat already have early education,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.15,0:08:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but may not be getting\Ngreat academic results
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.09,0:08:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or great parent buy-in to participate.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.84,0:08:12.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From there, we go to the states
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.37,0:08:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are going to require the most data
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.12,0:08:15.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and work to convince
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.57,0:08:18.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'll hope our momentum\Nhelps turn the tide there.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.28,0:08:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will serve a quarter of a million\Nchildren in five years,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.69,0:08:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will ensure that states continue\Nto offer UPSTART to their children.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.59,0:08:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's how you can help:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.76,0:08:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for two thousand dollars,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.31,0:08:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can provide a child\Nwith UPSTART, a computer, and internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.02,0:08:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that child will be part of the pilot\N
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.83,0:08:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes certain other children\Nget UPSTART in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.80,0:08:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also need engaged citizens\Nto go to their government
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.91,0:08:51.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say just how easy it can be\Nto get children ready for school.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.73,0:08:55.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You wouldn't be here\Nif you weren't an engaged citizen,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.22,0:08:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're asking for your help.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.68,0:09:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, will all of us this make UPSTART\Na watershed moment in early education?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.65,0:09:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe together we can make it one,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.64,0:09:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I can tell you without a doubt
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.10,0:09:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that UPSTART is a watershed moment
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.29,0:09:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the life of a child who otherwise\Nwould not be ready school.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.57,0:09:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.09,0:09:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)