New IL Laws Aim to Increase College Enrollment, Retention
BY Conor Wood | Public News Service Illinois is taking steps to increase higher education opportunities for people across the state. Gov. JB Pritzker signed two higher-ed bills...
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Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation To Expand Access To Higher Education
CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker today signed legislation designed to increase access to Illinois’ higher education system, close equity gaps, and improve student protections and operational effectiveness. The...
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Illinois is crafting a new equity-based higher education funding formula
May 12, 2022 BY Elyssa Cherney | Crain’s Chicago Business Illinois is moving to create an equity-based funding formula for higher education, potentially setting up a clash among...
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‘Don’t stop now’: The new Illinois budget’s impact on higher ed and college students
April 22, 2022 BY: Peter Medlin | WNIJ Northern Public Radio DEKALB — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker just signed a nearly $47 billion budget into law. That includes substantial...
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PRESS RELEASE: PCC Awarded $200,000 to Establish Equity-Centered Approach to Funding for Illinois’ Public Universities
CHICAGO, March 24, 2022—The Partnership for College Completion (PCC) has been awarded a $200,000 grant from Lumina Foundation to educate the public by raising awareness about the critical...
read morePRESS RELEASE: Partnership & Illinois Community College Board Receive Grant to Support Capacity Building Efforts in the State of Illinois for Developmental Education Reform Act
CHICAGO, December 1, 2021 —As higher education systems across the country explore the critical levers for reversing racial and socioeconomic disparities in college completion, Illinois took an historic...
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