A Win-Win: Survey Highlights Dual Credit Value to Illinois Students
Illinois has made progress when it comes to the positive impacts made by Dual Credit courses. The term dual credit refers “to high school programs allowing high school...
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Sharing PCC’s analyses of local, state, and federal policies impacting college access and success, insights from higher education leaders on equity-centered plans and practices, and student perspectives about the urgent need for greater college access and affordability to support them realizing their career aspirations.
SB815 Commission May Meeting Recap: Workgroups Assigned; Tennessee Presents Its Funding Model; Research Base for Adequacy Introduced
During the May 25 virtual convening of the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding, members continued to discuss matters pertaining to creating an equitable funding model in Illinois....
read moreSB815 Commission April Meeting Recap: Working Groups Proposed, Two More State Models Introduced
Established in 2021 by SB815, the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding charged with researching, modeling, and ultimately recommending specific criteria and approaches for an equity-based higher education...
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PCC Higher Ed Policy Quarterly Vol. 2 Issue 2—Spring 2022
In this Newsletter Policy Letter | Snapshot of Illinois Policy | Snapshot of Federal Policy Upcoming Events | Take Action Letter from Senior Policy Manager Emily Goldman This week, the...
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FY23 Budget Makes Clear That Illinois Lawmakers Prioritize Higher Education
On the last day of a shortened session, the Illinois General Assembly passed a budget that included a historic $122M increase in the Monetary Award Program (MAP), which...
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Virtual Advocacy Day Puts Students at the Center
For Illinois college students like PCC Student Advisory Council member Angelina Furlan, Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant funding can make or break the decision to go to a...
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