Can Financial Aid Improve a Student’s Success at Louisiana’s Community Colleges?
Academic preparation may be a stronger predictor of college success than financial aid, according to a study by the American Institutes for Research. Findings from this report contend the amount of...
View ArticleThe Economic Case for Higher Education
Higher education is both a pathway to individual economic advancement and a key factor for improving intergenerational mobility, according to this report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and...
View ArticleAid and Innovation
Financial aid is an effective and necessary policy lever to promote college-completion pathways, says this report from Jobs for the Future. The report examines how state policy leaders and financial...
View ArticleA Vital New Role to Reach a Shared Goal
Jamie P. Merisotis, President & CEO, Lumina Foundation SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference, “Collaborating Across Boundaries in Challenging Times” Opening Keynote Address, Chicago, IL Thank...
View ArticleUpdate on the Federal Maintenance of Effort Provision: Reinforcing the State...
This brief from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities looks at recent trends concerning federal maintenance of effort (MOE) provisions and their impact on state support for higher...
View ArticleFAFSA Completion Pilot Project
More than 300 K-12 leaders from 31 states convened in Indianapolis this month to kick off the FAFSA Completion Pilot Project Lumina Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates...
View ArticleNew Report: Doing Better for More Students
HCM Strategists releases a policy report on putting student outcomes at the center of federal financial aid programs. More »
View ArticleMeeting the Need for College Graduates in Texas
Jamie Merisotis, President & CEO, Lumina Foundation Austin Economic Club, Austin, TX Thank you, and good morning everyone. I’m very pleased to be with you today. I always enjoy my visits to...
View ArticleCompetency-Based Learning: A Big Deal, But Not Because of the Feds
Lumina President Jamie Merisotis blogs in today's Huffington Post on advancing competency-based learning models. More »
View ArticleTackling the Urgent National Challenge of College Affordability: Criteria for...
Jamie Merisotis' latest op-ed in the Huffington Post outlines criteria for system redesign centered on increasing college affordability and incentivizing completion to help close the Nation's talent...
View ArticleBarriers to Need-Based Financial Aid: Predictors of Timely FAFSA Completion...
Students with the greatest need for financial aid are the least likely to meet deadlines for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), according to a study by the University of Illinois at...
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Lumina Ideas Summit: New Models of Student Financial Support
For viewing on iOS devices, visit this link » Lumina Ideas Summit: New Models of Student Financial Support Live Webcast April 14, 2014 | 9:30am-2:15pm Washington, DC No registration required The...
View ArticlePaper series funded by Lumina Foundation explores new models of student...
Affordability, State Policy & Passive Repayment Covered by 15 Authors in Papers Released Today WASHINGTON, DC – Today Lumina Foundation releases a group of 15 expert papers that explore new models...
View ArticleFederal Policy Priorities
A 21st Century federal higher education policy should encourage and reward innovation, help manage affordability in partnership with states, and objectively measure success based on student...
View ArticleBreaking with Tradition
Breaking with Tradition from the New America Foundation makes the case for why federal student grant programs need to be better tailored to the increasingly large group of students who are older,...
View ArticleAt What Cost? Community Colleges & Federal Student Loans
Nearly 1 million community college students do not have access to federal student loans because their schools choose not to offer them, says this report from the Institute for College Access &...
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Financial Support Models Challenge Launched
Lumina seeks a model for a new student financial support system that will enable greater participation by lowering the barriers to completing postsecondary education. More »
View ArticleLooking Back to Move Forward: A History of Federal Student Aid
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