The nation faces an urgent and growing need for talent. To meet that need, many more people must earn college degrees, workforce certificates, industry certifications, and other high-quality credentials. That’s why Lumina Foundation focuses on an ambitious goal for education attainment. We want to ensure that, by 2025, a system exists that is easy to navigate and has helped 60 percent of Americans earn credentials that prepare them for informed citizenship and for success in a global economy.
Join us for a first look at the new Stronger Nation searchable data tool.
Together, we’ll explore where the nation, states, and even counties are in the country’s quest to help more people secure valuable education and training after high school.
By Courtney Brown | June 29, 2020
A global health crisis hurts even those who don’t fall ill, especially people with no formal education beyond high school who are caught in the economic riptide of soaring unemployment. Read more »
June 29, 2020
Lumina Foundation’s A Stronger Nation measures industry certifications for the first time, shows gaps in attainment persist among people 25 to 64 who are Black, Hispanic, and Native American. Read more »