Strategy Labs Lumina Foundation

Supporting leaders in all 50 states Strategy Labs is a resource for leaders and influencers in all 50 states to share research, data, and professional experiences so that significantly more residents can hold a degree or other high-quality credential. It enables state- and system-level policymakers and higher education leaders to connect and collaborate with one another and with experts in the field to develop strategies to increase post-high school education. Strategy Labs also facilitates peer learning and provides opportunities for on-request support from Lumina and its state policy partners. Strategy Labs makes resources available to states to support nonpartisan, evidence-based policy such as: Experts and facilitators for meetings. Convening and facilitation support. Peer-learning engagements or multi-state discussions. Assistance for policymakers through testimony or briefings. Research such as data collection and analysis. Strategy Labs Strategy Labs is Lumina Foundation's nationally-recognized resource for state leaders and influencers to increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025. Since 2010, Lumina has drawn upon the state policy team at HCM Strategists to manage the Strategy Labs and offer non-partisan content expertise and facilitation aligned with Lumina's state policy agenda to increase attainment and close equity gaps. Lumina's Strategy Labs have supported over 40 states in adopting statewide attainment goals, over 15 states and systems in adopting outcomes-based funding aligned with this evidence-based framework, and advised leaders on statewide strategic plans and affordability policies in over two dozen states.