Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Jessica Blake, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn When President-elect Donald Trump wanted to find his next education secretary, he turned not to state officials with a record of overhauling education but rather to a former wrestling executive with a short résumé in the sector. Reactions to McMahon’s nomination have been swift. Some education leaders are calling the controversial pick absurd. Others, however, say that McMahon’s business background could be an asset. |
| Julian Alssid and Kaitlin LeMoine, Work Forces SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Career paths used to be fairly straightforward. You go to school, get a job in a specific field, and work to climb the ladder. Now, the process is much more dynamic, and job seekers must be the drivers of their own careers. In this interview, Michael Horn, an innovator, educator, and author, shares his thoughts on today's changing landscape of job searching and career development, why many employees are disengaged and "quiet quitting," and what can be done to help people truly make progress in the evolving world of work. |
| Emily Hamill, EdSource SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn It’s not every day that California State University students get a specific greeting from a U.S. president. But this year at CSU Sacramento, former President Barack Obama sent a message to the students of the new Black Honors College. Sac State’s new Black Honors College is uniquely and specifically designed for all students interested in Black history, life, and culture—and it has ambitions of becoming one of the nation’s most respected Historically Black Colleges and Universities. |
| Taylor White and Dan Hinderliter, New America SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn States play a significant role in supporting the expansion of registered apprenticeship programs. Often, however, this role is overshadowed because of how the U.S. Department of Labor oversees the nation’s apprenticeship system and funds its growth. That's slowly changing. A scan of 46 tracked policies enacted in 2023 and 2024 reveals a number of shared priorities across these states, including employer incentives, streamlined governance structures, alignment between apprenticeship and both K-12 and higher education systems, and efforts to make apprenticeship more accessible. |
| Paige Swanson and Sara Goldrick-Rab, Diverse Issues in Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. While that generosity of spirit is appreciated, many student advocates think it’s time to say thanks and ask how those collective energies could be harnessed to fight students’ hunger rather than just feed them. |
| Edgar Miguel Grajeda, EdSurge SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The challenges for new educators are numerous: low pay, lack of experience, overwhelming demands, and a constant risk of burnout. Despite these difficulties, Edgar Miguel Grajeda has managed to stay in the teaching profession for over a decade, working primarily in underserved schools across multiple states. In this essay, Grajeda reflects on what keeps him going when so many others are leaving their classrooms, the power and potential of mentorship, and the emotional importance of teacher-to-teacher relationships. |
| Laura Ascione, eCampus News |
| Chris Cassirer, The EvoLLLution |
| Peter Eavis, The New York Times |
| Alcino Donadel, University Business |
| Elizabeth Meza, Community College Daily |
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| Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Ramona Schindelheim, WorkingNation |
| Alexandra Duggan, The Spokesman-Review |
| Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive |
| Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed |
| Emily Piper-Vallillo, WBUR |
| Kartik Hosanagar, The Wall Street Journal |
| Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman |
| Robert Shireman and Tiara Moultrie, The Century Foundation |
| Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal |
| Ben Zumbahlen, Education Commission of the States |
| Hannah Vinueza McClellan, EdNC |
| Jason Swensen, Deseret News |
| The Journal Gazette (Indiana) |
| Lumina Foundation and the National Association for College Admission Counseling |
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