Through Strada Impact, we work to catalyze and scale the changes needed for the education-employment system to better meet learners’ needs.
Our strategic integration of research, philanthropy, thought leadership, and policy is designed to drive solutions and systems change so that more individuals can successfully access and complete postsecondary education and training to improve their careers and lives.
We develop actionable insights into education and work to help the education-employment system improve learner outcomes.
We partner with collaborative organizations to support learners and workers — and apply our learnings to future research and investments.
We share practical insights and successful interventions through reports, podcasts, and convenings.
Strada research gives a voice to learners by examining their perspectives on the quality, relevance, and impact of their education, identifying the barriers that prevent aspiring learners from pursuing education, and the changes that can make it accessible and meaningful to more learners.
Research that listens to and elevates students perspectives to drive completion, value, and purpose in education and training.
Research that focuses on the workplace of the future and how to prepare today’s learners for the jobs of tomorrow.
Insights from learners coping with changes in education and the workforce during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Our philanthropy supports collaborative and innovative solutions that advance completion with a purpose and allows Strada to gain insights and data to inform future research, grant and investment decisions.
We work with educators, employers, policymakers, and community organizations to improve postsecondary education.
Employers in San Diego collaborate with educators and workforce development partners to quickly identify, train, and certify talent for jobs now and in the future.
We work to be a source of ideas and practical insights from our research, experience, and partnerships to mobilize action and create better connections between postsecondary education and the workforce.
Learn more about Strada’s framework for creating seamless pathways between education and work, to create a future where all learners can thrive.
Demonstrating with examples from across the globe how intermediaries are accelerating change by gathering and empowering all stakeholders and collaborators.
“Postsecondary education has the power to transform lives, but individuals are not sharing in that success equally. We have an opportunity, through research and thought leadership that informs policy, institutional and system change, to ensure education’s promise can be realized by more people across our country, from varying backgrounds and occupations, so they can feel empowered to improve their lives.”