"Colleges and universities-and the testing companies, enrollment-management firms and other participants in the admissions-industrial complex-collectively spend billions of dollars trying to get as many of the nearly four million high school graduates each year into a postsecondary institution near you."
"At a time when the traditional high school-age population is set to shrink by 10 percent over the next decade-and when it's increasingly obvious that one period of learning in our late teens and early 20s can't possibly suffice in our lengthening lives -might it make more sense to spend at least a bit more of our collective time, energy and money driving the postsecondary success of the roughly 43 million Americans who went to college but failed to earn a credential?"
"Philanthropic organizations such as Lumina, Strada and Ascendium, among others, are funding various strategies aimed at re-engaging adult learners."
"Shifting from our current structure to an ecosystem focused on learning across a lifetime is a long game that will require pulling major policy levers and changing funding mechanisms."
Colleges and universities invest billions to enroll high school graduates, but the traditional high school-age population is declining. A shift in focus towards the 43 million Americans who attended college without earning a credential is necessary. Many of these individuals have accumulated credits towards a degree. Organizations and states are increasingly addressing this demographic, promoting strategies to re-engage adult learners and fostering a lifelong learning ecosystem. This transition will require significant policy changes and funding adjustments.
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