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Lumina Reports Highest Recorded Post-High School Educational Attainment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Post-high school educational attainment in the U.S. According to the report, the figure of post-high school educational attainment of Americans ages 25 to 64 has increased from 37.9% When it comes to race and ethnicity, educational attainment has approved improved across all groups. in 2008 to 54.9% since 2009.

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Report: Housing Crisis Threatens Student Parents' College Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings paint a stark picture: one in five undergraduate students nationwide is parenting while attending college, and housing costs often exceed tuition expenses. for every dollar spent on their education. Generation Hope, founded in 2010, has served 435 teen parents in college and celebrated nearly 200 degrees.

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Let's Talk About the True Cost―and True Value―of a College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Holmes-Sullivan As a college president, I am often asked the same two questions: Why does college cost so much? I usually start my answer with a statistic some find surprising: despite the headlines, post-high school educational attainment in the U.S. But the true costs of a college education are not always obvious.

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Lumina Releases New Long-Term Goal and Strategic Plan for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2008, the Lumina Foundation, a national private foundation focused on higher education and workforce development, set a national attainment goal that by 2025 60% of working-age adults would earn college degrees, certificates or industry-recognized certifications. We had to rethink how education creates opportunities.

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Report Shows Small Changes in Post-High School College Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released the 2024 High School Benchmarks report , which shows small improvements in college enrollment and persistence in public high school graduates. Unfortunately, there remains a persistent gap between low-income students and students at low poverty high schools.

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Half of Hispanic students considered leaving college last year

University Business

Remaining enrolled in college was just as tough for U.S. students in 2022 as it was in 2021, but a recent Lumina Foundation-Gallup study shows Hispanic students struggled to stay in college more than students of any other race or ethnicity. Read more from Gallup.

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Dave Bates, Epsom College

The PIE News

Ralph was Director General of Schools from March 2006 until March 2009 and is a wise and kind international school leader. Best international ed conference and why I am a big fan of IPSEF, the International and Private Schools Education Forum, where I was lucky enough to be asked to be part of a panel this year.

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