A Stronger Nation Report
Learning beyond high school builds American talent
Lumina: 2.12.2018
Tracking
America's progress toward 2025
The
nation faces an urgent and growing need for talent. To meet that need, many
more people must earn college degrees, workforce certificates, industry
certifications and other high-quality credentials. That’s why Lumina Foundation
works to ensure that, by 2025, 60 percent of Americans hold a credential beyond
high school – a quality credential that prepares people for informed
citizenship and economic success.
US
education levels
The
need for universal post-high school education is rooted in the global shift
from an industrial economy to a knowledge economy. The vast majority of jobs
created since the Great Recession require education beyond high school, and
that trend shows no sign of abating.
Unfortunately,
fewer than half of Americans ages 25-64 hold a credential beyond high school.
Still, there is cause for optimism because many of those who lack credentials
do hold some college credit or have skills that should be recognized. READ MORE
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