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Making the Case for Adult Learners James L. Applegate Senior Vice President

Making the Case for Adult Learners James L. Applegate Senior Vice President. Lumina Foundation for Education Big Goal. Lumina Foundation for Education Big Goal.

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Making the Case for Adult Learners James L. Applegate Senior Vice President

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  1. Making the Case for Adult Learners James L. ApplegateSenior Vice President

  2. Lumina Foundation for Education Big Goal

  3. Lumina Foundation for Education Big Goal • Our Big Goal is to increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025.

  4. Why is the Big Goal important? • College a prerequisite to a middle class life • Key to an strong/equitable democracy • Important to global competitiveness • The U.S. economy is at risk (it’s not all about China or India or Finland)

  5. The Adult Worker: A Global Perspective

  6. But It Is Not All About Korea and Finland!

  7. Why is the Big Goal important? • By 2018, 30 million new and replacement jobs will require some college or above. • By 2018, 73 million jobs will require AA degrees and above. • There will be sufficient job demand to meet Lumina’s goal; however, there will be a shortfall in supply of people with AAs+ to meet demand.

  8. Why Is the Adult Learner Important? • The country and individual states cannot develop a competitive workforce for the 21st century without them • The majority of the adult U.S. population (24-64 years old) have no postsecondary degree

  9. Who Should Be Our Target Population?

  10. What Oklahoma Must Do • A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education • www.luminafoundation.org

  11. The Big Goal: Where Oklahoma Stands

  12. The Big Goal: Where Oklahoma Stands

  13. Why The Big Goal Should be Oklahoma’s Goal

  14. Why the Big Goal Should be Oklahoma’s Goal

  15. The Big Goal And Oklahoma’s Workforce Needs in 2018: Adult Learners are Key • By 2018, 57% of jobs in Oklahoma will require postsecondary education (national average=63%) • Between 2008 and 2018, Oklahoma will create 518,000 job vacancies of which 308,000 will require postsecondary credentials • Between 2008 and 2018 new jobs requiring postsecondary education will grow by 87,000 while jobs for high school graduates and dropouts will grow by 59,000 • If Oklahoma’s economic and workforce development efforts succeed the need for a college-trained workforce will likely intensify

  16. Lumina’s Strategic Plan: Goal 2025 Three Critical Outcomes Preparation. Students are prepared academically, financial and socially for success in education beyond high school. Success. Higher education attainment rates are improved significantly. Productivity. Higher education productivity is increased to expand capacity and serve more students.

  17. Lumina’s Catalytic Approach Effective Practice Public Policy Advocacy Public Will Building

  18. Success: Higher education attainment rates are improved significantly.

  19. Focusing on 21st Century Student Success • Redefine institutional quality • Redefine “students” • Re-imagine developmental education • Measure what you treasure • Reallocate resources to ensure student success

  20. Outcome 1:Improve productivity of existing systems STRATEGIES • Create, pilot & implement funding approaches that reward increased degree production, especially for low-income, minority & adult students. • Promote the use of technology to increase capacity & student success while containing costs. • 3. Analyze spending, contain costs & reinvest resources in programs that contribute to more students receiving quality degrees. • 4. Create transparent learning expectations aligned with workforce needs & ensure that students meet those expectations.

  21. Best Practices • Arkansas’s “Career Pathway Initiative” for TANF-eligible adults • Kentucky’s Adult Learner Initiative (including “Project Graduate”) • Louisiana’s “CALL” program • Massachusetts's (UMASSOnline) Bachelor of Arts Degree Completion Program • Oklahoma’s “Reaching Higher” Adult Degree Completion Program • Washington’s “Opportunity Grant” and “I-BEST” programs • CAEL’s Adult Learner Focused Institution (ALFI) program • COMING SOON • Lumina’s $10+M dollar adult degree completion program • Lumina’s national adult degree completion network • National prior learning assessment initiative (Lumina, CAEL, and others)

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