Monday, November 17, 2025
In 2025, Lumina Foundation set an ambitious goal: by 2040, 75 percent of adults in the U.S. labor force will hold a college degree or other credential of value leading to economic prosperity. Subsequently, the organization launched FutureReady States. This...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Co-author: Danesha Ward
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
As the landscape of higher education evolves, among the most pressing challenges facing institutions is how to meet the needs of adult learners. The Racial Equity for Adult Credentials in Higher Education (REACH) Collaborative challenged leaders in six states and...
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Co-Authored by Janice Le, Danesha Ward, and Erin Workman Over the past several decades, we have seen growing energy and emphasis put on building accountability into our education systems; yet, one metric is often deemphasized, or overlooked altogether: how prepared...
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
As education leaders across the country have worked to increase postsecondary attainment in pursuit of a strong workforce and vibrant economy, many have realized that a focus on better serving adult learners of color must be central to those efforts.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Since its founding more than 40 years ago, the Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF) has been steadfast in its commitment to transforming postsecondary outcomes for students and families all across Mississippi. Building on its early work as a small startup...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Co-Authored by Oreyane Tate In 2023, the connection between education and economic mobility could not be more evident. Simply put: a high school diploma or its equivalent is no longer enough to compete in our evolving economy. Data from the...
Thursday, February 23, 2023
By Annie Phillips and Kanler Cumbass While the concept of credential “stackability” has long been touted as a strategy to promote economic mobility, the reality has not yet matched the promise. Much has been written about stackability, but studies of its...
Monday, January 30, 2023
Kelly Grimmer is a mother and current student at North Shore Community College (NSCC) outside of Boston, MA. Kelly’s route to the classroom has not been particularly easy. As a young adult, when she first attempted to enroll in postsecondary...
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
What if every high school student had the chance to take an additional year of courses related to their interests? What if they could earn enough credits to complete their associate degree one year after high school while gaining valuable...
Monday, August 22, 2022
How Accelerate ED design teams are building essential opportunities for all students to earn postsecondary credentials
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Two years ago this month, the world as we knew it changed. As schools and economies shuttered across the globe in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it quickly became clear that the impacts of this crisis would reverberate for years...