The Partnership For College Completion
Engaging the news media to help our communities make sense of the latest developments in higher education policy and practice and what they mean for students, families, and institutions.
November 5, 2019 SARA WEISSMAN – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Rural students in Illinois take on more debt to attend college than their peers, preventing them from...
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November 1, 2019 Equal Opportunity Today/The Buzz from Sarah Wood – Diverse: Issues In Higher Education A recent period of higher education cutbacks in Illinois has created affordability and equity...
read moreOctober 30, 2019 Sarah Wood – Diverse: Issues In Higher Education A recent period of higher education cutbacks in Illinois has created affordability and equity gaps for underrepresented students....
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https://hechingerreport.org/black-college-students-in-illinois-get-the-short-end-of-the-financial-stick/ OCT 25, 2019DELECE SMITH-BARROW – The Hechinger Report Illinois is spending more on higher ed overall but less on financial aid, as pension plans gobble funding by DELECE...
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October 24, 2019 KYLE WESTBROOK – Crain’s Chicago Business Lurking beneath the good news on annual gains in college-going rates for black and Latinx students from Chicago is...
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https://abc7chicago.com/education/suburban-parents-reportedly-giving-up-custody-of-kids-to-get-financial-aid/5430078/ JUL 31, 2019Sarah Schulte – ABC 7 Chicago; KGO-TV CHICAGO — Wealthy suburban parents in the Chicago area are using a legal loophole in order to get their...
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