Certified Value
These findings indicated that certificates and certifications can serve as a beneficial stand-alone credential. However, there are important variations by occupation and gender that demand serious attention as we develop …
In partnership with Gallup, Strada Education Network is building the nation’s largest data set of consumer perspectives on the value of education after high school. This data, along with insights from employers and our strategic partners, help Strada measure what works in connecting learners to careers.
Students Are Consumers. It’s Time to Treat Them That Way.
This post was first published by Real Clear Education on July 17, 2018. Your…
Postsecondary Paradox
When the COVID-19 pandemic upended our economy, sending millions of Americans to the unemployment lines, it was natural to anticipate an influx of displaced workers as newly enrolled students. That …
How Community Colleges Can Stop COVID-19’s Enrollment Plunge
This week, the National Student Clearinghouse reported a 7.5 percent decline in enrollment in community colleges. This surprised many in higher education, as times of economic downturn typically drive enrollment …
Released July 29: The Value of Online Education
Pandemic puts education plans in flux as Americans prefer nontraditional sources of continuing education
After weeks of uncertainty, precaution, stay-at-home orders, and economic turbulence, Americans are beginning to…
WGU President: Secret to Online Learning Is Putting Students at the Center
As colleges and universities across the country scramble toward online learning in the wake…
Episode 3: Aimée Eubanks Davis
Long before COVID-19, America’s most vulnerable students were struggling to access not only education…
Lessons Earned Podcast Explores Community College’s Pandemic Response
When Meghan Hughes became president of Rhode Island Community College in February 2016, she…
Episode 2: Meghan Hughes
Rhode Island has improved the lives and livelihoods of its residents by combining classroom…
Lessons Earned Season 2: Responding to the Pandemic
In the second season of Strada Education Network’s podcast, Lessons Earned: Putting Education to…
Episode 1: Tony Carnevale
How do we make sense of higher education and its relationship to the economy…
(Week 4) Public Viewpoint Webinar: COVID-19 Work and Education Survey
Strada Launches New Podcast, Lessons Earned
To reach a growing number of collaborators working to transform the education and workforce…
Episode 1: Freeman Hrabowski
It’s time for colleges and universities to take a hard look in the mirror,…
Episode 2: Oren Cass
Oren Cass, author of The Once and Future Worker, says we’ve gone too far…
Episode 3: Lisa Schumacher
McDonald’s is one of the nation’s largest entry-level employers, and like a growing number…
Episode 4: Tony Jack
Anthony Abraham Jack, a Harvard University researcher and author of The Privileged Poor, discusses…
Episode 5: Byron Auguste
How can we find better ways to measure and value the job skills possessed…
‘Employer U,’ Higher Ed Can Work Together To Deliver What Consumers Want
Last week, Brandon Busteed highlighted the growth of “Employer U”—employers partnering with universities to build in-house learning programs. State Farm, United Airlines, and even the Dallas Cowboys are now joining …
Strada Grantees Improve Education and Career Opportunities Around the Country
Strada cast the net wide in 2019 to identify and support seven new partners who are creating opportunities for learners across the country to move seamlessly between education and meaningful …
Hey, States: Think Twice About Increasing Funding For Transfer Degrees
States such as Florida are considering proposals to fully fund associate degree and certificate programs at community colleges. Their hearts are in the right place, and their efforts to make …
The BA Is No Longer The Only Way
For decades, prominent education and workforce leaders like my friend and colleague Mark Schneider have been beating the drum that the bachelor’s degree is not the only path to a …
Some College and No Degree
How individuals who attend and don’t graduate feel about education
More than 31 million students over the last 20 years have enrolled in college but left without receiving a degree or certificate. Many states have made a priority of drawing …
It’s critical to have the consumers’ voice at the table
Strada CEO and President Bill Hansen explains why it is important to involve education consumers in conversations about improving higher education.
Measuring the Value of Education Thought Leaders
Dave Clayton, Ph. D.
Senior Vice President, Consumer Insights
Strada Education Network
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Carol D’Amico, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President, Learning & Policy
Strada Education Network
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Ben Wildavsky
Senior Vice President, National Engagement
Strada Education Network
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