* LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION. 1. Linking Secondary

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Linking Secondary Postsecondary Education
SystemsAmerican Youth Policy ForumJeanna
Keller February 19, 2009
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Lumina Foundation for Education

• Indianapolis-based private, independent
  foundation that strives to help people achieve
  their potential by expanding
  access to and success in education
  beyond high school

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Lumina Foundations Big Goal

• Increase the higher education attainment rate of
  the United States to 60 percent by the year 2025
  representing an increase of 16 million
  graduates above current levels of production.

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Percent of adults with a postsecondary degree
25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64 Source OECD
Condition of Education 2008
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National International ComparisonPercentage
of adults (25-64)with a postsecondary degree
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• Multi-year national initiative to help more
  community college student succeed,
• particularly students of color and low-income
  students.
• Launched in 2004 with more than a dozen
  partnersnow in 15 states with
• more than 80 participating colleges.
• Achieving the Dream states include Arkansas,
  Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii,
• Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, North
  Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
• Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia,
  Washington
• Focused on data-driven decision-making.guiding
  institutional priorities
• and decisions to improve student outcomes, as
  well as influence state policy that
• supports student outcomes and engage
  communities in supporting student
• success

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• Multi-year initiative focused on increasing
  productivity within U.S. higher
• education, particularly at two- and four-year
  public colleges and universities to
• get many more students into and through
  postsecondary education.
• Launched Learning Year in December 2008 with
  11 participating states
• to develop innovative strategies in key policy
  areas to promote sustainable
• improvements in productivity.
• Participating states include Arizona,
  California, Colorado, Indiana, Maryland,
• Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas
  and Wisconsin.
• States will compete for up to five Opportunity
  Grants for 2010 to implement
• their plans over four years.

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College Goal Sunday

• National program that helps students and
  families complete the Free
• Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  in an accurate and timely manner.
• Through coordinated statewide effort,
  financial aid experts volunteer to assist
• students and families in completing the FAFSA
  at a College Goal Sunday event.
• Launched in 2004, the program has grown to
  serve over 2,000 students in 37 states.

Current States
Planning Grants
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• KnowHow2GO is a public-awareness campaign
  designed to encourage
• students in grades eight to 10 and their
  families to take the necessary
• steps toward college1) Be a pain, 2) Push
  yourself, 3) Find the right fit
• and 4) Put your hands on some cash.
• Launched in 2006, the campaign is now active
  in more than 13 states and
• regions with 30 national partners, including
  the two co-sponsors
• the American Council on Education and the Ad
  Council.

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