A discussion on steering AI development in a direction that embraces humanity to build an economy that values people and those things that make us uniquely ...

"A Benchmark for Making College Affordable: The Rule of 10" is Lumina's attempt to add clarity to the debate around college affordability. Without a clear understanding of what the ideal level of ...

The HEA Reauthorization of 1986 added provisions prohibiting students in default under GSL from receiving new federal loans. It also gave the Department of Education more power to regulate student ...

A college credential should prepare people to do good work, not simply help them get hired or earn a higher salary. Doing a job well takes technical knowledge, but also sound judgment, clear ...

This event took place on February 05. National data journalist Steve Kornacki, one of the country’s most trusted voices on data and trends joined Lumina Foundation for a special edition of its A ...

Higher education continues to play a central role in hiring decisions. However, employers report growing challenges in finding candidates with the right skills and preparing recent graduates for ...

Suzette Brewer is a journalist specializing in federal Indian law and social justice, with a focus on issues affecting Native women and children. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, National ...

Back An analysis of health insurer Cigna’s Education Reimbursement Program (ERP) shows every dollar the company puts into the program is returned and generates an additional $1.29 in savings—a 129% ...

Students and employers overwhelmingly view microcredentials as critical to career readiness. According to a new report from Coursera, 85 percent of students who have earned a microcredential say it ...

Since 2020, Lumina Foundation and Gallup have partnered to produce the State of Higher Education study, an annual survey of thousands of U.S. adults without a college degree or credential. The 2025 ...

Back Education has numerous beneficial effects, and many of these have been documented in academic literature. But research articles typically carefully examine just one effect. This report provides a ...