This is a big year for Lumina Foundation: In 2025, we are marking Lumina’s 25th anniversary, looking back on our ambitious 15-year college attainment goal, and celebrating the launch of a new goal. It’s the perfect time to reflect on progress made and how Goal 2040 can help even more Americans learn and earn credentials of value.
As more young people seek alternatives pathways to college, apprenticeships have become increasingly popular. While the “earn and learn” model of apprenticeship seems to be the obvious choice to address labor market needs, it remains underutilized because of varying levels of available funding, experts contend.
Noncredit courses are increasingly popular, with nearly half of all community college students enrolled in these quick, low-cost programs designed to sharpen skills. But are students – hoping for fast career gains – spending their time and money wisely?
No one disputes the need for more—and better—news coverage that helps us make sense of an increasingly complex world. We need local angles on national news, better statehouse reporting, and more explainers and in-depth coverage of local communities.
Support for nonprofit newsrooms, both from consumers and grantmakers, has been on the rise, but questions about conflict-of-interest policies have simultaneously popped up, a study by Media Impact Funders finds. Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago in partnership with Media Impact Funders and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, the study, Journalism and Philanthropy: Growth, Diversity and Potential Conflicts of […]
Zipporah Sowell was preparing for her last year at Central Cabarrus High School near Charlotte, North Carolina, when she realized she was one credit short of meeting her graduation requirements. Her guidance counselor advised her to choose any course that piqued her interest.
A new analysis from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce details the impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities.
America is finally taking note to the unique benefits of Historically Black College and Universities for Black students. Enrollment is up, and after a century of underfunding, some money is coming in from sources both public and private.
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In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a stimulus package designed to address the nationwide financial crisis created by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to providing payments to individuals, business loans, and support to state and local governments, the CARES Act introduced the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), which gave grants to institutions with the requirement that they spend 50 percent of these funds on direct grants to students for their expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.