Talk:Strada Education Foundation

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"USA Funds" is now Strada. This article should be renamed "Strada" and "USA Funds" should be a redirect to that (this) article. 2600:1004:B148:85B:9DEF:DE97:FB27:5C77 (talk) 02:01, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. --CollegeMeltdown (talk) 20:10, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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• Why it should be changed:

216.84.97.106 (talk) 20:31, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  voorts (talk/contributions) 00:06, 28 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Strada Education Network, also known as Strada, is a nonprofit organization that advocates for better connections between education and work. [1]

Strada approaches its work through research into what American adults value about postsecondary education [2], investments in companies working to better connect education and training with employment, and philanthropic grants to organizations and institutions that are improving pathways between education and work. In 2022, Strada Education Network awarded grants to 15 colleges and universities to expand career services, incorporate career prep into courses, and improve job outcomes for populations historically underserved by higher education.[3] Strada’s largest grant initiative was $25 million to historically Black colleges and universities for scholarships, leadership development programming, and professional networking and internship support.[4]

Strada’s national headquarters is in Indianapolis, and it also has an office in Washington, D.C.

Strada Education Network traces its history to 1960, when United Student Aid Funds was founded. United Student Aid Funds grew to be among the largest guarantors of federal student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.[5] In 2017, the guaranteed student loan portfolios of subsidiaries United Student Aid Funds Inc. and Northwest Education Loan Association were transitioned to Great Lakes Higher Education Corp.[6] USA Funds, Inc., the former parent company of United Student Aid Funds Inc., then became Strada Education Network.[7]

Among the first recipients of a grant from Strada was the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which provides scholarship support and preparation for success after college. Strada awarded $6.5 million to the foundation.[8] Since then Strada philanthropic giving has included $10 million in education and training that prepares graduates of four-year universities for success after college [9]; $25 million in leadership development training and career preparation for select students at historically Black colleges and universities [10]; and $4 million for promising community college-employer partnerships.[11]

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/education/learning/coronavirus-online-education-college.html 2. https://wtop.com/news/2022/06/is-college-worth-the-cost/ 3. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/01/18/colleges-receive-grants-improve-students%E2%80%99-job-outcomes 4. https://www.delawarepublic.org/education/2021-10-20/delaware-state-univ-selected-for-strada-education-network-hbcu-initiative 5. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/true-purpose-college-education 6. https://www.ascendiumeducation.org/who-we-are/our-history/ 7. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/03/07/usa-funds-becomes-strada-education 8. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/sports/baseball/jackie-robinson-museum-new-york.html 9. https://hechingerreport.org/trying-to-give-students-in-low-wage-majors-some-extra-skills-they-can-cash-in-on/ 10. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/10/06/new-partnership-supports-28-hbcus 11. https://surry.edu/news/surry-community-college-receives-grant-to-strengthen-employer-partnership-with-northern-regional-hospital-and-connect-learners-with-opportunities

• Why it should be changed:

To correct inaccurate and outdated information.

216.84.97.106 (talk) 20:42, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The cited sources (except 7) do not support the claims; the text is also not very encyclopedic and would require substantial rewriting. Best regards, -- Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 12:05, 28 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]