Daily Lumina News 041422

Child-care programs nationwide are hemorrhaging teachers and other workers. Former child-care employees and current program directors say the departures are the result of low pay and lack of benefits.
Public-private partnerships that provide free college tuition, pre-apprenticeship programs, and support for basic needs aim to attract and keep new workers.

John Thelin, a professor of the history of education and public policy at the University of Kentucky, is considered one of the best-known historians of American higher education.
As Thelin prepares to give his final academic lecture later today, he weighs in on what colleges can learn from the recent disruptions in higher ed, how innovation really happens, and what gives him hope for the future.

From technicians to nurses and doctors, healthcare providers everywhere are scrambling to find desperately needed skilled workers.
New research from The Campaign for College Opportunity focuses on how a program in California designed to streamline the transfer process for community college students could help develop a stronger workforce pipeline for the healthcare industry.

The continued extension of the federal payment pause on student loans and interest accrual has been a huge relief for many borrowers.
But the moratorium could also lessen the annual cohort default rate's usefulness, allowing programs that leave students worse off financially to continue to access federal aid.

For years, Williams College in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, has been known for its financial aid packages. Now, the school is taking the idea of college affordability a step further.
Yesterday, Williams announced plans to eliminate loans and adopt an all grant financial aid program. In addition, no students will be required to hold down jobs during the academic year or in the summer.

In a recent conversation with Arizona State University's Michael Crow, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman joked that it is “exhausting” to learn about all of the programs the institution has forged across the world.
In this interview, Crow discusses the future of college degrees, lifelong learning, technology, and more.