U.S. Inching Closer to Goal of Working Adults Attaining Degree or Credential

Nearly 54% of working age adults in the U.S. have achieved some kind of postsecondary degree or credential, putting the country even closer to the Lumina Foundation’s goal of 60% attainment by 2025. Lumina, a private nonprofit working to increase learning opportunities for all after high school, has been tracking credential and degree attainment for adults from 25 to 64 years of age since 2008. The latest numbers for 2021 have revealed the largest two-year increase in degree attainment since Lumina began this project.Dr. Courtney Brown, vice president of impact and planning at Lumina Foundation.“Overall, these data are really clear,”... [Read more...]