Adult Pathways Colleges buck enrollment trends by increasing their supports for students More than 40 million people in this country have attended college but stopped before completing a degree, and I can understand why. Jamie MerisotisMay 29, 2023
Research and Evaluation How do we bounce back from the enrollment plunge? Four colleges show the way. A new National Student Clearinghouse report says 40.4 million Americans have some college but no degree, up from 39 million a year ago. Courtney Brown May 24, 2023
Today's Credentials Think carefully before deciding to delay the path to or through college Taking a break between high school and college, or in the middle of your studies, is tempting. After all, the learning process can be hard, and exhausting. But the times we are in call for caution when it comes to any delays in education. Jamie Merisotis May 15, 2023
Talent Development These four proven approaches help college students of color succeed Talent Hubs in Ohio, Missouri, and California are using fresh insights to address educational injustices and increase learning opportunities for all. Wendy SedlakMarch 7, 2022
Talent Development We Must End Either-Or Thinking About Skills When it comes to building a better learning system, such a perspective presents a false choice that will intensify rather than diminish economic and social inequity, writes Debra Humphreys. Debra HumphreysApril 28, 2021
Talent Development New Online Guide: 10 Steps to Building Talent Locally Communities struggling amid the pandemic are looking for ways to revive their local economies. While there’s no easy answer, Lumina Foundation has published an easy-to-grasp guide to developing the knowledge and skills of urban and rural residents with lessons drawn from the success of Talent Hubs across the country. March 2, 2021
Talent Development Learning from Exemplars: How to build local talent Economic recovery depends on the ability of regions to work collaboratively – that is the consensus of state and regional leaders who know we can’t return to pre-pandemic employment rates simply by incentivizing job creation. They know that the strength of the workforce is directly tied to a region’s housing, healthcare, education, and, increasingly, broadband.… Dakota PawlickiMarch 2, 2021
Talent Development CivicLab Chosen by Lumina Foundation to Serve and Expand Talent Hubs Network Today CivicLab, a program of the Community Education Coalition of Columbus, Indiana, announced that it has been chosen by Lumina Foundation to assume responsibility for Lumina’s national Talent Hub network and Lumina’s Community Network. Jan. 19, 2021
Talent Development New Talent Hubs Serve Today’s Students A shortage of talent across the country means millions of jobs are unfilled, and leaders from government, business, education, and communities realize that solving the shortage will mean growing a skilled workforce from the people they already have. Dakota PawlickiJan. 22, 2020
Talent Development Communities in Indiana, Florida, and Ohio join 22 U.S. Talent Hubs Four communities with demonstrated success in growing and attracting talent are the latest to receive the Talent Hub designation from Lumina Foundation in partnership with Kresge Foundation. Jan. 21, 2020
Talent Development We’re short of skilled workers – so train more of them instead of relying on tax breaks for development Instead of spending $50 billion on tax incentives to lure businesses to their communities, state and local governments would be better off allocating at least half of that money for job training. Dakota PawlickiNov. 4, 2019
Talent Development Podcast: Students, faculty, staff all feel the pain in college closures College closures are hard on students. They’re also exceedingly difficult for faculty and staff. Laura De Veau had been with Mount Ida College for 10 years when the school announced it would be closing six weeks later. Dakota PawlickiMay 28, 2019
Talent Development Don’t lose your mind over ‘brain drain’ – focus on creating talent A Senate report documents the mobility of highly educated people in the United States, offering a grim new portrait of how such movement affects communities: Some states today are keeping and receiving a greater share of these adults than they used to. Haley GloverMay 6, 2019
Talent Development Keynote: Race, wealth and attainment linked, says Brookings scholar Race, property, college debt—they all intersect in a way that demands more of the country’s attention, says Brookings Institution scholar, educator, and author Andre Perry. Susan HeaddenMay 2, 2019
Talent Development Forgiving small student debts can have a huge impact We’re used to thinking of America’s student loan debt in terms of its colossal aggregate—more than $1.4 trillion, a figure that exceeds even our ballooning credit card debt and increasingly animates political debate. Susan HeaddenMay 2, 2019
Talent Development New Program To Help Former Students Eliminate Debt While Finishing Degrees and Certificates The Detroit Regional Chamber with higher education institution partners announced an innovative new program that will remove a primary barrier to degree completion for thousands of adults in the Detroit region. May 2, 2019
Talent Development Moving forward: Education leaders making a difference From Tennessee to the Pacific Northwest, leaders in the education field are working to make college accessible and affordable—not only for traditional students but for adults who want to go back to school to complete the degrees that in many cases they started years ago. Dakota PawlickiJan. 22, 2019
