AFFORDABILITY

Free college? We need to fix the root problems with college affordability

A redesign of the American post-high school education system needs to start with a fresh look at how work and learning can be integrated.

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Lumina Podcast – Pop culture can promote diversity, post-high school learning

In past episodes of the Lumina Foundation podcast “Today’s Students/Tomorrow’s Talent,” we’ve talked about learning at the system level. Episode 12 gets inside the classroom for a discussion of the connection between teaching and learning.

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Death of the entry-level job? No way, if major firms have anything to say about it.

As my colleague Haley Glover likes to point out, business is the largest consumer of education and has the most at stake when it comes to having a well-educated workforce. So what are corporations doing to educate workers?

TODAY'S STUDENT

College today: More students are older, working, supporting others

We talk about college affordability a lot these days, but the challenges for some students go beyond just money: Forty percent work full time and one fourth have children or other dependents.

TODAY'S STUDENT

Podcast: Students, faculty, staff all feel the pain in college closures

Laura De Veau had been with Mount Ida College for 10 years—first as director of residence life, then later as vice president for student affairs—when the Newton, Massachusetts, school announced on April 6, 2018, that it would be closing down six weeks later.

Podcast: Students feel the pain when for-profit colleges close

Closing a college should be relatively easy—painful and emotional, yes, but it can be done responsibly. Yet often, especially in the world of for-profit schools, it’s not.

POLICY

Education policy is about finding solutions – and compromise

The federal Higher Education Act hasn’t been reauthorized since 2008, and with a divided Congress it’s not likely to be again this year. But several states are instituting strategies that could eventually be worth replicating.

FAIR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

More colleges need to step up their game amid the rise of Latino students

As the number of Latinos in the United States grows — it’s nearly 59 million people, or 18 percent of the population — colleges and universities are seeing increases in both their rates of enrollment and degree completion.

EQUITY

It’s not just for them: Why prison education matters

One of our goals at Lumina is to make sure everyone has access to the education they need to get on a path to employment and lead a thriving life. That’s why Lumina’s work includes postsecondary education both inside prison and during re-entry efforts.