@CourtLB

On a journey to learn, understand and improve. Try to be kind, smile, and find humor everywhere. VP of Strategic Impact at Lumina Foundation. Tweets my own

Joined April 2009
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Here's our statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election:
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Increasingly, in the near future, it will take more than a HS diploma to compete for a good, family-sustaining job, a @GeorgetownCEW #FutureOfGoodJobs report finds. That may not mean a college degree, @RamonaWritesLA reports here: bit.ly/4dLga9J - though one would help.

Forecast: The lion's share of new family-sustaining jobs will require more than a high school...

Report: It will take more than a high school diploma to get a good, family-sustaining job in the near future

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We must restore confidence in U.S. higher ed. New data from @Gallup shows how confidence has shifted. Higher ed needs to align with the labor market and ensure student success. The @LuminaFound blog linked below has more. #HigherEd #Workforce luminafoundation.org/news-an…

Crisis of confidence in U.S. higher education: A call for renewed focus and reform

This country is in a crisis of confidence in our higher education system.

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Here in Montana rooting for all the @IndianaSwimDive competitors at @TeamUSA Olympic Trials!! Go Hoosiers! #NeverDaunted
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Natural leader. 🫡
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Stubborn in goal. 🧤 More: bit.ly/3U9GHGS
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Excited for @holdenbrown15 and @IndianaMSOC.
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Four transfer portal additions this spring! More on our two newest Hoosiers: iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/4/1…
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Had such a good time talking all things higher ed with @Wildavsky. Thanks for having me. @LuminaFound
Ben Wildavsky@Wildavsky9 Apr 2024
Season 3 of #HigherEdSpotlight launches today with my interview with @CourtLB of @LuminaFound! She covers impressive gains in college attainment + glaring problems that still keep her up at night. Listen here to learn more 👉 tiny.cc/a69pxz 🎧
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State policies - another barrier to college enrollment. Here's my take on the new Lumina-Gallup Study that shows how state policies related to gun laws, reproductive health, and divisive issues impact where students choose to go. @LuminaFound @Gallup luminafoundation.org/news-an…

New Reality: Students weigh gun control, abortion laws when choosing colleges

In the fall of 2022, gun violence shattered the tranquility of my son's college experience at the University of Virginia. In an urgent call, he said, "Mom, there's an active shooter on campus. I...

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Great piece from @MACooperPhD - We need more students at elite colleges from low- and middle-income families, not fewer thehill.com/opinion/4436130-… #equity @LuminaFound

We need more students at elite colleges from low- and middle-income families, not fewer

American higher education’s strength is that it offers an array of programs and institutions. Students should have real choices. Let’s expand options for everyone and not unfairly curb the dreams o…

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This just in: The percentage of working-age adults with post-HS educational attainment is up again, according to @LuminaFound. See how far we’ve come in 15 years, and how far we still have to go: bit.ly/49fQVKn @CourtLB @LuminaFound @uscensusbureau @LauraAka5
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20 minutes until we go live with #strongernation. It’s not too late to join me, @ACEducation President Ted Mitchell and @CCCSChancellor Joe García. eventcreate.com/e/lumina-fou…
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As I’m going through my kids’ old stuff I am realizing this may be why the tooth fairy who came to our house never won Mother of the Year.
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There are six teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25 for men's basketball AND football. - JMU - Arizona - Alabama - Tennessee - Texas - North Carolina
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Our seniors 🫶 #GoHoos⚔️
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#Highered must become more agile in understanding where students are, right now, in their life. Truly serving students means responding with flexible programs to address how life so often happens in educationally inconvenient ways. That’s agile. forbes.com/sites/jamiemeriso…
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Get to Know: Holden Brown 🎥 #GoHoos⚔️
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🧱 HOLDEN. BROWN.
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Life is better for college graduates in 50 ways, according to our new report with @Gallup. Learn more about the findings from @CourtLB. luminafoundation.org/news-an…

Education beyond high school improves people’s lives in 50 ways

What is education really for? Overwhelmingly, people responded that their education has helped lead to greater well-being.

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"𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺" Holden Brown, our captain 🫡 #GoHoos⚔️
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