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28 HBCUs join ambitious initiative to connect students’ education and aspirations

A $25 million grant from Strada taps the collective experience and insights of HBCU leaders to scale experiential learning and leadership development within the college experience.

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Listening to Recent High School Grads

Steep declines in undergraduate enrollment during 2020 and 2021 threaten to widen existing equity gaps in college completion and career opportunities.

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Examining the Value of Nondegree Credentials

Nondegree credentials have been growing rapidly for decades. During the COVID-19 economic crisis, interest in nondegree credentials and skills training options was especially high. Questions about their quality and value, however, remain.

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Reconnecting Recent High School Graduates With Their Education Aspirations

The high school classes of 2020 and 2021 have endured massive disruption to their education.

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Reconnecting to College for the High School Classes of 2020, 2021

In order to inform solutions for how to reconnect with young adults whose education plans have been disrupted, Strada Education Network is conducting a multiphase research study with high school graduates from 2020 and 2021.

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Back to Class

The pandemic has led to a national crisis of widespread disruption to both work and education for millions of adults in the U.S., especially those from historically marginalized groups.

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Trends in Education Plans

Already, an estimated 28 million Americans have canceled education plans, results from the fifth week of this nationally representative survey* show.

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Are Student Loans Worth It?

Over the past 15 years, the number of student loan recipients has increased by 51 percent and the debt associated with those loans has more than doubled.

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Powering Purpose

Invest now in community colleges to fuel economic opportunity.

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How To Help Americans Get Back to Work

In the recovering economy, employers will play a central role as Americans look to reskill, upskill, and compete in the workforce.

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The Road Ahead for Community Colleges — Examining Enrollment, Completion, Purpose, and Value

This week’s data are based on the Strada Student Viewpoint and Strada-Gallup Education Consumer surveys.

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Ruth V. Watkins joins Strada to drive research, philanthropy, thought leadership

The former University of Utah leader will drive Strada’s research, philanthropy, policy, and thought leadership on the national stage.

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Internship offers work-based learning trifecta: skills, mentors, and compensation

The summer 2026 Strada Education Foundation interns were exposed to the work of a national nonprofit while building skills for their future careers.

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States seek ways to expand work-based learning and track it better

At a State Higher Education Executive Officers Association convening in Washington, D.C., delegations of state leaders exchanged policy developments on work-based learning evidence and solutions.

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Oh, the places they'll go: Where college-educated workers land

Where does a state’s college-educated talent come from? Where do new grads go after commencement is over? A visual story about the migration patterns of working-age adults with college degrees.

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The next chapter for digital credentials: Why we're betting on open standards and infrastructure

Individuals need control over their postsecondary education and employment records to navigate lifelong pathways across multiple educational experiences and careers.

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Webinar | Putting Education to Work: How States Are Connecting College to Careers

In light of what the State Opportunity Index reveals about progress in individual states and nationally, panelists will highlight practical strategies that all who seek to connect education to opportunity can apply to their work.

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Class of 2025 includes first cohort of Strada Scholars

This year the Strada HBCU Initiative celebrates its fourth year — a milestone that includes the graduation of many students in the first cohort of Strada Scholars.

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