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Illinois colleges, university work to help first-generation students graduate

https://abc7chicago.com/education/illinois-colleges-university-work-to-help-first-generation-students-graduate/4394903/ By Sarah Schulte Twenty-five Illinois colleges and universities are making an effort to improve the graduation rates for African American and Latino students. Partnership for College Completion,...

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‘College completion crisis’ spurs pledge to end racial, income grad gaps by 2025

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/graduation-gap-college-completion-crisis-university-racial-income-illinois-equity-attainment-initiative-depaul-national-louis-roosevelt/ ByCarlos Ballesteros Patrick Birden-Didona graduated from DePaul University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education. The Belmont Cragin native was supposed to graduate in 2014...

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Reverse Onerous State Cuts to Higher Education

Letter to the Editor | Reverse Onerous State Cuts to Higher Education | Chicago Sun Times​ https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/reverse-onerous-state-cuts-to-higher-education/ Letter to the Editor | Reverse Onerous State Cuts to Higher...

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