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 »
Carnevale and Merisotis affirm the importance of postsecondary certificates
It’s time for certificates to count in government education reports say Georgetown’s Anthony Carnevale and Lumina President Jamie Merisotis. As the fastest-growing form of postsecondary attainment, certificates hold great promise for skilling up America’s workforce and getting our economy back on track. More »
College matters: Merisotis emphasizes the importance of post high school credentials at the Aspen Ideas Festival
Andrea Mitchell from NBC News sat down at the Aspen Ideas Festival with Lumina President/CEO Jamie Merisotis and Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padron to explore college-going options for today’s students. Watch the full session | 66 minutes »
Summer issue of Lumina Foundation Focus features innovative approaches to increasing productivity
Focus magazine visits three institutions that are making real strides in the effort to improve college productivity by creating innovative new models for serving their students. Read online now »
Going the Distance in Adult College Completion: Lessons from the Non-traditional No More Project
A new publication from the Adult College Completion Network details promising practices at the state and institutional level aimed at bringing adults with some college but no degree back to complete their degrees. More »
