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Lumina Foundation believes recovery begins with serving today’s students and workers through a steadfast commitment to quality and racial equity. Our approach prioritizes equity for learners and communities and invests in a transformed talent-development system that will lead to a safe and systemic national recovery that fosters individual prosperity.  \nThree Vital Steps Toward Recovery  \n1) Address student needs. The COVID-19 crisis sheds light on issues facing today’s students—a growing group that is more racially diverse, older, and juggling more family, work, and financial pressures than ever before. These current and prospective students often are the same people we see on the front lines of the pandemic, delaying their education to serve as essential workers. They are the same students who have long sought flexible schedules and quality online classes. They may be the same students who are now unemployed and need short-term opportunities to upskill and reskill for new careers. News stories across the nation have highlighted the various ways colleges and universities have worked to address students’ needs, from keeping dormitories open for students who are homeless, to distributing laptops and food vouchers, to running Wi-Fi in parking lots so students can do homework in their cars. These efforts are valuable, but they’re just a start. Dramatic and permanent shifts are needed to help students recover and keep learning.  \n2) Focus on racial equity. During economic turmoil, it’s easy to focus on income as we lose social and economic mobility. Certainly, extra resources should go to low-income students. But we also know that racism underlies our system of higher education, and racial disparities will continue to grow and worsen in this public health crisis without strong, proactive efforts in policy and practice. As policymakers work to address the impact of COVID-19 on their states and show meaningful commitment to dismantling systems of oppression in their states, they’ll need to understand explicitly how communities of color—specifically Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities—are experiencing the crisis, and then find solutions that address those disparate needs and outcomes.  \n3) Ensure quality. Educational quality must remain front and center as colleges plan for the upcoming academic year. People hurt by the economic downturn will seek opportunities to upskill or reskill, so it’s critical that programs offer high-quality outcomes for all learners regardless of their delivery method. These programs must lead to continued education, high-demand jobs, and improved livelihoods.  \nPolicy Suggestions for State Leaders  \nIt’s clear that students’ lives have been upended by campus shutdowns, business closures, and soaring job losses resulting from the pandemic. At Lumina Foundation, the nation’s largest private foundation dedicated to helping people get education and training after high school, we are especially worried about those who have historically been left behind: first-generation students, low-income students, and people of color.  \nThough the federal government provided support through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and is considering additional relief packages, the needs are still enormous. As the recession affects the budgets of states and higher education institutions alike, new models for meeting students’ needs will emerge. Equity must be the foundation of all of these efforts. 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