Strada Education Foundation
Strada Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization, headquartered in Indianapolis, that works to strengthen connections between postsecondary education and employment in the United States. It advances this mission through research, grantmaking, social impact investments, and public policy work focused on expanding equitable access to education-to-career pathways.www.strada.org
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Aug 31, 2026
Beth WallaceCORRESPONDENT
And 17% come to Oklahoma to work after graduation compared to 24% nationally.
Beth WallaceCORRESPONDENT
The Strada Foundation's Peter Barr says these numbers should inform lawmakers' efforts.
Peter BarrSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As state policymakers contemplate policy solutions to meet the state's economic needs for college-educated workers, they should do so with clear empirical information about the sources of their college-educated talent.
Beth WallaceCORRESPONDENT
According to the study, just 24 percent of the state's workforce attained a bachelor's degree, 10 points lower than the national average.
Beth WallaceCORRESPONDENT
And 17 percent come to Oklahoma to work after graduation, compared to 24 percent nationally.
Beth WallaceCORRESPONDENT
The Strada Foundation's Peter Barr says these numbers should inform lawmakers' efforts.
Peter BarrSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As state policymakers contemplate policy solutions to meet the state's economic needs for college-educated workers, they should do so with clear empirical information about the sources of their college-educated talent.
Beth WallaceCORRESPONDENT
According to the study, just 24 percent of the state's workforce attained a bachelor's degree, 10 points lower than the national average.
Kelvin BentleyGUEST
So definitely to talk about this, I do have to go back a bit.
Kelvin BentleyGUEST
You know, luckily I was very fortunate after I left WGU Labs, I was a consultant there, to work on a grant-funded project through the Strada Education Foundation.
Kelvin BentleyGUEST
So this was back in 2023 when I joined the University of Texas system.
Kelvin BentleyGUEST
which had received a $1.5 million grant from Strata to actually, like, continue to, like, grow and scale access to industry credentials, with the hope being that the combination of a degree plus an industry credential, let's say, in data analytics or cybersecurity, you know, these up-and-coming areas of importance would, that that combo platter would hopefully help.