Daily Lumina News 020123

In 2008, when Lumina Foundation issued a national call for 60 percent of adults to have college degrees or other high-quality credentials beyond high school by 2025, the nation's attainment rate stood at 37.9 percent.
Close partnerships with state and local officials, educators, industry leaders, and countless others sparked action, leading to marked—though still inequitable—progress in degree and credential attainment rates today. Learn more in Lumina's newly updated A Stronger Nation report.

It’s been a dizzying month for higher education in the Sunshine State. Demands for diversity data, a governing-board overhaul, and a pledge to strip “trendy ideology” from higher ed.
Is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just getting started? And can institutions do more to resist? Educators, DEI practitioners, and policy leaders weigh in.

Deloris Williams, a retired public school teacher, knows how to advocate for her son, Avery, who has autism. But fighting for his college dreams can be an all-consuming mission.
Avery’s struggle to get through Delta State University is just one example of how universities in Mississippi have work to do when it comes to serving students with autism.

Only about 40 percent of students who attended a for-profit university say their degree was worth the cost, according to new report from Public Agenda.
That sentiment emerges at a time when for-profit institutions are often the subject of additional federal scrutiny and criticism because of their recruitment practices and high cost of attendance compared to public schools.

In 2018, officials at the New College Institute in Virginia announced plans to collaborate with Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest industrial employer in the state. The partnership was supposed to provide workforce training opportunities.
But NCI has struggled to lock in leadership, employer partners, and students who finish programs. Is NCI's challenges a one-off or a warning about short-term training programs?

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center regularly publishes research that supports education, the workforce, and learner success. These reports have become instrumental in helping higher education institutions benchmark and measure performance, especially during times of disruption such as the global pandemic.
In this interview, the Research Center’s Doug Shapiro discusses his top takeaways from 2022 and what’s to come in 2023.