FAFSA Completion Pilot Project
More than 300 K-12 leaders from 31 states convened in Indianapolis this month to kick off the FAFSA Completion Pilot Project Lumina Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sponsored the effort. It includes 87 school districts More »
Lumina at the Conventions
Lumina hosted expert panels at both political conventions to discuss challenges and opportunities facing America’s higher education system. More »
Transforming Communities through Higher Education
For a long time, Lumina has been spreading the message: higher attainment leads to improving economies, higher employment, and a stronger democracy. This is especially true for communities. On August 30-31, we convened representatives from over 80 community foundations, from More »
PLA State Strategies
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, isn’t a new concept, but its expansion and acceptance in more states and institutions is something that Lumina and our partners are very eager to see happen. We convened on July 26 and 27 with More »
Talking About Accountability, May 30, 2012
On May 30, 2012, we convened the leaders of three key accountability efforts to: Discuss challenges and opportunities across the variety of sector-based accountability efforts Learn short- and long-term plans for sustaining and changing accountability systems Gain insights into emerging More »
