Lumina Foundation is working to increase the share of adults in the U.S. labor force with college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic prosperity.
In the span of two weeks, a massive data breach poisoned the reputation of higher education’s dominant learning management system, Canvas. Not only did the hack compromise the personal data of some 275 million users and disrupt finals week at universities across the country, but Canvas’s parent company, Instructure, is also facing a barrage of lawsuits and a congressional investigation.
Despite all that, numerous experts say that moving to a new way of delivering and managing courses is much easier said than done.
When a patient at Los Angeles General Medical Center experienced a medical emergency, Brandon Maldonado grabbed an intercom and called a “code blue” to bring immediate help from emergency hospital staff.
The Bravo Medical Magnet High School senior had trained for such emergencies through Los Angeles Unified’s patient care pathway—one of several career education programs that a new study says improves students’ college readiness.
On May 9, Gus Psaros graduated from Kent State University with a degree in exercise science. He’s on his way to graduate school, also at Kent State. That puts Psaros, who is autistic, in a relatively uncommon group. People with disabilities are half as likely as non-disabled peers to attain bachelor's degrees.
Psaros, however, found the accommodations, encouragement, and resources he needed to graduate. In this interview, he discusses his path to and through college with his father, Harry, as well as what comes next.
From the outside, the renamed San Quentin Rehabilitation Center still looks like the historic prison Californians have known for generations. Inside is something entirely different. An old warehouse is now an 80,000-square-foot learning center. It's part of the state's effort to turn San Quentin into what leaders call a new California model for rehabilitation and workforce training. The center uses open walkways, computer classrooms, and hands-on training to prepare incarcerated people for reentry into society.
One of the organizations leading the way, The Last Mile, says employment is one of the biggest factors in reducing the chances someone returns to prison.
Are you looking for a college scholarship and finding sites that offer easy, “no essay” applications? Beware. Applicants may not realize that they are trading their personal information for what is essentially a raffle ticket.
Unlike traditional scholarships, no-essay prizes often aren’t based on a student’s academic record or other accomplishments. Rather, they are awarded by random drawings, with the odds of winning dependent on how many students apply. The websites, in turn, gain access to applicants’ personal information.
Ninety percent of rural students graduate from high school, more than their counterparts in cities or suburbs, according to the U.S. Department of Education. But only a little more than half go straight to college, down since 2016 and lower than the nearly 60 percent of urban and 63 percent of suburban high school graduates who go.
Now, some of the nation's most selective institutions are ramping up efforts to not only enroll more rural students but also ensure they graduate.
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