Competency-Based Learning
June 12, 2017
We support a national expansion of learning that measures academic progress based on demonstrations of what people know and can do.
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Westminster College taps into students’ entrepreneurial ambitions
Oct. 19, 2019
Even as a busy young mother and a partner in her husband’s business, Amy Archuleta always harbored twin dreams: to earn a college degree and start a business of her own. Today, the Salt Lake City woman is realizing both of those dreams, thanks to an innovative degree program that gives students the chance to take what they learn in the classroom and apply those lessons in the real world.
Lumina Foundation joins with Army University and the Competency-Based Education Network to host education symposium
June 19, 2017
Lumina Foundation, Army University, and the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN) hosts an education symposium June 20 and 21 in Kansas City, Mo.
The power of state networks
April 26, 2022
Aligning the work of state agencies, colleges, universities, community organizations, and philanthropy towards common goals takes trust, a neutral intermediary, and a focus on what is best for students. State-level networks across the country are leading efforts to make their state’s education and workforce systems better.
Endowments, foundations face their own challenges
June 16, 2020
Endowments and foundations face some unique and unprecedented challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most had prepared for some kind of market downturn following a record-long bull market, the closure of universities and the subsequent loss of revenue from room and board, tuition and other sources of revenue such as sporting events have created previously unforeseen pressures.
The Rise of Performance-Based Funding
May 7, 2019
Giving more state money to public colleges that perform well on a number of desired outcomes, such as credit completion or graduation rates and retention rewards colleges with strong results.
Conference to share CBE experiences, focus on best practices
July 28, 2017
Join the growing network of higher education leaders and innovators at this year's CBExchange conference on competency-based education, Sept. 20-22 in Phoenix.
Nine ways funders can increase diversity in higher ed in a world without affirmative action
July 31, 2023
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s June 29 decision to end affirmative action in college admissions, a group of foundations quickly issued a joint statement condemning the decision, saying, “The Supreme Court’s decision impedes colleges and universities from selecting their own student bodies and fully addressing systemic racial inequalities that persist.”
United Way’s COVID-19 relief fund: a rapid and robust response
May 25, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic hit, the response by United Way of Central Indiana was rapid. It knew it needed to provide relief for the homeless, for children, and for health care workers. And that was just the beginning.
Infographic: Funding for Better Outcomes
Nov. 2, 2015
An infographic guide to outcomes-based funding models.