The Partnership For College Completion
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.
Josh Wyner, Executive Director of the College Excellence Program at The Aspen Institute, and Lisa Castillo Richmond, PCC’s Managing Director, discuss their collaboration through the Aspen/PCC Equity Academy...
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In this Newsletter ED Letter | Snapshot of Federal Policy | Snapshot of Illinois Policy | Other States’ Bills We’re Tracking Get to Know Illinois’ Leaders | ILEA...
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One of the most repeated phrases of the last year is that COVID-19 has laid bare inequities in our society. Those inequities may be news to some but...
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In his 2021 budget address, Governor Pritzker continued to break from his predecessors in ensuring that our state’s higher education system does not sink further into a quagmire...
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Partnership for College Completion | January 12, 2021 [UPDATE: Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 2170 into law on March 8, 2021.] Systemic racism underlies both the disproportionate impact of COVID-19...
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While the $23 billion will provide some relief, the state must still adequately and equitably fund colleges, particularly more financially vulnerable institutions. Mike Abrahamson, Policy Manager | January 6,...
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