TRANSPARENT CREDENTIALS

Gramps knew that all learning matters; it’s time to make it all count

The smartest man I’ve ever known was my grandfather. A child of immigrants, he came of age during the Great Depression, served his country in World War II as an Air Force mechanic, and was an entrepreneur his entire life.

EQUITY

Equity and excellence – Quality matters in prison higher education

Incarcerated people need access to quality higher education just as much as traditional students, so higher education in prison should meet the same standards as programs outside the walls.

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Don’t lose your mind over ‘brain drain’ - focus on creating talent

A new report documents the mobility of highly educated people in the United States, offering a grim new portrait of how such movement affects communities.

TRANSPARENT CREDENTIALS

Creating a post-high school learning system for everybody

Lumina is proud to release a Request for Information to help us learn more about how post-high school providers – colleges and universities, employers, workforce training providers, state systems, and consortia – recognize and validate learning gained outside college courses.

TODAY'S STUDENT

Adult students – whatever you call them  – are key to our talent needs

It was a hot topic at our annual Talent Hub and Community Network Convening. Most of our community partnerships focus on improving post-high school attainment among adults, but nearly all the cities we work with struggle with what to call those adults.

FAIR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

Prison education is about more than keeping offenders from returning

My colleague and friend, the Rev. Vivian Nixon, executive director of the College and Community Fellowship, said something that deeply moved me when we last spoke, "We know what happens to students who earn a postsecondary credential. Why in the world would the metrics and outcomes be any different for people who earn them while incarcerated?"

EQUITY

Lumina fund for racial justice and equity to begin accepting proposals

After last year’s racially motivated violence in Charlottesville, Lumina Foundation was among organizations that said the country must move beyond words to action. Today, in partnership with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, we are announcing the Lumina Fund for Racial Justice and Equity.

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

The Case for Talent Investment

Tuition assistance programs should be thought of as a key strategy for talent development, but they're often underutilized. Lumina Strategy Director Haley Glover rebukes three common arguments against talent investment.

Reflections on Year 1 of Lumina’s Community Attainment Work

Lumina Strategy Director Haley Glover reflects on the growth and impact of Lumina's 75-region Community Partnership for Attainment network.