America’s education system is centuries old. Can we build something better? | Elizabeth Garlow

The Lumina Foundation lays out steps for increasing access to quality post-secondary education credentials. - America's post-high school education landscape was not created with the modern student in mind. Today, clear and flexible pathways are necessary to help individuals access education that can help them lead a better life. - Elizabeth Garlow explains the Lumina Foundation's strategy to create a post-secondary education system that works for all students. This includes credential recognition, affordability, a more competency-based system, and quality assurance. - Systemic historic factors have contributed to inequality in the education system. Lumina aims to close those gaps in educational attainment. - In 2019, Lumina Foundation and Big Think teamed up to create the Lumina Prize (https://ift.tt/2MkJMlU), a search to find the most innovative and scalable ideas in post-secondary education. You can see the winners of the Lumina Prize here: https://ift.tt/2yd13UM Congratulations to PeerForward and Greater Commons! Elizabeth Garlow is Lumina's impact investment officer. She most recently served as a community solutions fellow and domestic policy advisor at The White House during the Obama Administration, where she managed the President's Promise Zones initiative, working closely with local leaders to create jobs, improve educational outcomes, reduce crime and support overall economic growth. Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge If you're interested in licensing this or any other Big Think clip for commercial or private use, contact our licensing partner Executive Interviews: https://ift.tt/2IQF1gR Read more at BigThink.com: https://ift.tt/30oOjXy Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink