PCC Higher Ed Policy Quarterly Vol. 1 Issue 1—March 16, 2021
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...
read moreSharing 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.
• PCC Blog, Public Policy • Author(s): Partnership for College Completion • Tags: higher education, Illinois, policy
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...
read more• PCC Blog, Public Policy • Author(s): Partnership for College Completion • Tags: higher education, Illinois, newsletter, Partnership for College Completion, public policy
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...
read more• Featured, PCC Blog, Public Policy, Research and Data • Author(s): Partnership for College Completion • Tags: affordability, colleges and universities, higher education, Illinois
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...
read more• PCC Blog • Author(s): Partnership for College Completion • Tags: developmental education, Equity, higher education, Illinois
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...
read more• PCC Blog • Author(s): Mike Abrahamson • Tags: budget, Equity, Federal Stimulus, higher education, Illinois
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,...
read more• PCC Blog • Author(s): Partnership for College Completion • Tags: access, completion, fair tax, higher education, Illinois
With the failure of the fair tax amendment on Illinois ballots this fall, there are fewer options on the table to begin closing Illinois’ budget hole and adequately...
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