Daily Lumina News 080422

Student parents, many of whom are the first in their families to go to college, often face multiple barriers to success, including shortages of time and money.
Generation Hope is working to improve their odds with a “two-generation model" that gives direct services like tuition assistance and child care to student parents while also providing early-childhood support for their children.

Millions of students leave college without a degree or certificate. Today, America’s "some college, no degree" (SCND) population has grown to at least 39 million people.
This podcast explores the struggles of returning adult college students, the reasons why they quit, and the professors, academic coaches, and others working to help them finish what they started.

With almost two openings for every person looking for work, U.S. companies are increasingly tapping high school students for skilled jobs. As a result, apprenticeships are seeing a renaissance after failing to gain a foothold over the past few decades.
About 214,000 people ages 16 to 24 were in apprenticeships in 2022—more than double the amount a decade ago—according to July data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Advocates for incarcerated students are concerned about proposed regulations giving the local, state, and federal agencies that oversee prisons the authority to decide which education programs will be eligible for Pell Grants.
Many higher education experts worry that corrections agencies are not equipped to evaluate the educational quality of the programs, and that prisons will limit the available courses because they’re more concerned with security than access to knowledge.

Proponents say virtual reality boosts student engagement and achievement. Others worry it may prioritize corporate profits and violate student privacy.
As 10 universities—including Morehouse College and New Mexico State University—launch the “metaversity” concept this fall, the details are being worked out in real time.

Dual-enrollment programs help nearly 1.4 million high school students take college courses each year. It’s an opportunity that can improve college success and increase college credit accumulation and degree completion.
But as dual enrollment grows across the country, access to the option is not distributed equally. Can better pathways help schools, colleges, and students avoid what many call random acts of dual enrollment?