State Policy

Lumina’s state policy agenda calls for:

  • Robust and fair state financing for public colleges, universities, and training centers that serve the greatest numbers and highest percentages of students who are Black, Hispanic, Latino, and Native American, students from families with low incomes, students who are the first in their families to go to college, and working-age adults.
  • Coherent, comprehensive student financial aid resources that serve those in the greatest financial need, especially students who are Black and brown.
  • Fair and consistent systems for assessing and validating people’s knowledge and skills, including pathways for adults to earn college degrees and other quality credentials.
Lumina podcast episode 39

State and federal policy round up

Catch up with state leaders from Arkansas, California, Kentucky, and Michigan as they reflect on key ideas from a state policy retreat.

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Federal Policy

Lumina’s federal policy agenda calls for:

  • Supporting today’s students no matter where or how they learn.
  • Eliminating disparities in educational outcomes across racial and ethnic groups.
  • Reforming quality assurance to focus on individual student outcomes.
  • Ensuring affordability.
  • Aligning post-high school education and workforce development systems.
Policy Action

Read about policy action to limit transcript holds

The Department of Education curtails the ability of colleges and universities to refuse transcripts.

Lumina's role in ending transcript holds
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