A Blueprint for the Future of Illinois
News Room: News articles related to goals of the Public Agenda
Goal 1: Increase educational attainment
- Study finds low graduation rates among part-time college students
The Chicago Tribune, September 28, 2011
- ECC president Sam touts success of financial counseling, partnerships with feeder districts
The Courier News, September 23, 2011
- University lauded for accomplishments in diversity
The Southern Illinoisan, August 31, 2011
- First-year performance at Illinois public universities and colleges
Chicago Tribune, August 30, 2011
- Mentors assist college’s first-generation students
Pantagraph, August 15, 2011
- Receiving Credit for Job Experience
The New York Times, August 25, 2011
- Mundelein High, CLC to offer new program
Daily Herald, August 24, 2011
- College Dropouts Cost Billions in Lost Income and Taxes, Study Finds
The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 22, 2011
- The remedial Ph.D.
Inside Higher Education, August 5, 2011
- 11 states to receive grants to redesign adult education
The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 4, 2011
- College Changes Everything conference kicks off statewide campaign
Chicago Tribune, July 28, 2011
- Lt. Governor urging smoother
high school-college transition
The News-Gazette, July 14, 2011
- Viewpoints: Cuts to higher education pose a threat to the state's future
The Sacramento Bee, OPINION, July 10, 2011
- Program readies Rock River Valley students for college
Rockford Register Star, July 2, 2011
- 88% of Colleges Report Enrolling Students With Disabilities
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 23, 2011
- Achievement gap for Hispanic students hasn't narrowed in 20 years
The Christian Science Monitor, June 23, 2011
- New Bill Targets College Access, Academic Success
in Low-Income Areas
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, June 15, 2011
- Rockford School District students far behind in
pursuing college
Rockford Register Star, June 5, 2011
- Only 5 colleges do well by low-income students,
report says
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 1, 2011
- Report: Over a third of students
entering college need remedial help
The Chicago Sun-Times, May 31, 2011
- Lt. Gov. Simon tours Richland, touts virtues of
finishing college degree
Herald & Review, April 28, 2011
- More kids entering ECC are college ready
Daily Herald, January 28, 2011
Goal 2: Ensure Affordability
- UI nears halfway point
to finding $60 million in savings
The News-Gazette, August 30, 2011
- Quinn signs bill at WIU's Q-C campus
Quad-City Times, August 12, 2011
- UI-Springfield finalizes course transfer agreements
The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, August 12, 2011
- Kotowski grades effect of state budget reform
Daily Herald, August 8, 2011
- Let’s tie college funding to student success
The Huffington Post, OPINION, August 5, 2011
- It’s not just the degree, but what you study
The New York Times, August 4, 2011
- Alexian Bros. donate $100,000 for Harper scholarships
Daily Herald, August 3, 2011
- For undocumented immigrants, 1 barrier to college falls
Chicago Tribune, August 2, 2011
- University of Illinois votes to end aviation program
Rockford Register Star, July 21, 2011
- Illinois tests a financial incentive for transfer students
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 17, 2011
- Students get good start with dual credit
The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, July 3, 2011
- Benedictine offers free tuition for unemployed
Daily Herald, June 16, 2011
- 2 colleges trigger tuition break for Illinoisans learning
out of state
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 16, 2011
- U of I wants $100 million for scholarships
The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, June 8, 2011
- Boeing and Microsoft donate $50-million for unusual
public-private scholarships
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 6, 2011
- State Senate OKs framework for creating
performance-based higher education funding
Herald & Review, April 15, 2011
- IBHE head talks future of higher education
The Southern Illinoisan, April 15, 2011
- Don't forget colleges' role as 'engine
of economic development'
Peoria Journal Star, EDITORIAL, April 13, 2011
- Proposed bills would tie higher-ed funding
to student performance
Southtown Star, March 21, 2011
- Performance-based funding inevitable
The Southern Illinoisan, March 19, 2011
- Senate panel clears bill
to change how higher ed is funded
The News-Gazette, March 15, 2011
- Lt. Gov. Simon favors performance-based funding
for colleges
The Southern Illinoisan, March 15, 2011
- Letter: Get paperwork done soon for MAP award
The State Journal-Register, Letter to the Editor, February 2, 2011
- Students urged to fill out student assistance application, take advantage of College and Career Center at library
Herald & Review, January 20, 2011
- Cities take up challenge of helping increase college
completion rates
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, January 6, 2011
Goal 3: Increase the number of high-quality postsecondary credentials
- Ill. Lt. Gov. completes tour of community colleges
Chicago Tribune, October 5, 2011
- Engineering scholarships new at U of I at Chicago
Rockford Register Star, October 3, 2011
- Touring lieutenant governor impressed by ECC programs
The Beacon-News, September 29, 2011
- Lieutenant governor tours IVCC
News Tribune Online, September 28, 2011
- Simon sings praises of ECC Summer Bridge Program
Daily Herald, September 28, 2011
- Community colleges ready for 'Green Economy' grants
The Southern Illinoisan, September 28, 2011
- Lt. Gov. Simon's visit to BHC focuses on math, ag programs
Quad-Cities Online, September 27, 2011
- Oakton receives grant for national supply chain project
Daily Herald, September 26, 2011
- Low-hanging fruit
Inside Higher Ed, September 14, 2011
- U.S. falls in global ranking of young adults
who finish college
The Washington Post, September 13, 2011
- UI-Springfield finalizes course transfer agreements
The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, August 12, 2011
- CCA Grants: Texas gets $1 million for student success
mysanantonio.com, September 1, 2011
- Report: LLC transfers continue to perform well at universities
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, August 24, 2011
- Illinois Lt. Gov visits JWCC as part of statewide tour
WGEM.com, August 10, 2011
- CCA Grants: West Virginia State Receives Grant to Increase College Completion Rates
wowktv.com, August 9, 2011
- Durbin hears success stories from Elgin career center
Daily Herald, August 9, 2011
- CCA Grants: Deal announces $1 million grant, Complete College Georgia Initiative
Georgia.gov, August 4, 2011
- CCA Grants: Governor Martin O'Malley Announces Maryland Wins National Competitive Grant to Increase College Completion
State of Maryland, August 3, 2011
- CCA Grants: Ark. receives $1M grant to boost college grad rate
Bloomberg Businessweek, August 2, 2011
- College Changes Everything conference kicks off statewide campaign
Chicago Tribune, July 28, 2011
- CCA Grants: Governor Beshear Announces Kentucky Wins Funding to Substantially
Transform Remedial Education
State of Kentucky, July 28, 2011
- CCA Grants: Indiana Governor announces higher education innovation grant award
State of Indiana, July 26, 2011
- CCA Grants: Tennessee one of 10 states selected for education grant
Nooga.com, July 26, 2011
- CCA Grants: Colorado Gov. Announces Complete College America "Completion Innovation Challenge" Grant Award
Littleton CEO, July 25, 2011
- Lt. Gov.: Colleges prepare workers for green jobs
The State Journal-Register, July 22, 2011
- CCA Grants: California Community Colleges and California State University awarded $1 million national Complete College America Innovation Challenge grant
California Community Colleges, July 20, 2011
- Illinois tests a financial incentive for transfer students
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 17, 2011
- Remedial plus
Inside Higher Ed, July 15, 2011
- Simon: Community colleges are key
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, July 15, 2011
- Q&A with Davis Jenkins: How can we improve community-college graduation rates?
The Hechinger Report, July 13, 2011 (Page 1 of 2)
- A community college reaches from Peoria to Beijing
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 10, 2011
- ECC awards more one-year certificates
Daily Herald, July 5, 2011
- Formula for the future: 60 x 25
SaukValley.com, July 11, 2011
- To Raise College-Completion Rates, Deal With Costs and Transfer Policies, Report Suggests
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 30, 2011
- Lt. Gov. Simon vows to fight for MCC
Daily Herald, June 27, 2011
- U.S. Will Need Another 20 Million Workers With Some College Education, Report Says
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 26, 2011
- Lake Land, U of I cooperate for articulation pact
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, June 22, 2011
- HCC to add later starting 12-week classes for fall
Bloomington, Pantagraph, June 21, 2011
- JWCC training center preparing students for careers
in local industries
Quincy Herald Whig, June 8, 2011
- Online learning portals: Customizing colleges right
out of higher education?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 29, 2011
- Community-College Students Mobilize on Campus to
Improve Graduation Rates
The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 22, 2011
- To raise educational levels, focus on income-based
inequality, report urges
The Chronicle of higher Education, May 18, 2011
- SIC, RLC among nation's top community colleges
The Southern Illinoisan, May 2, 2011
- Completion agenda for baby boomers
Inside Higher Ed, April 27, 2011
- Despite challenges, University Center keeps growing
Daily Herald, April 22, 2011
- Columbia College, YouTube to offer
students digital training
The Chicago Tribune, March 10, 2011
- Simon gets view from 'trenches' at SWIC
Belleville News-Democrat, March 8, 2011
- Lt. Gov. Simon touts FastStart college credit program
Peoria Journal Star, February 22, 2011
- COD to offer criminal justice bachelor's with Lewis U.
Daily Herald, February 21, 2011
- Simon starts college tour near home
The Southern Illinoisan, February 18, 2011
- Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon begins tour of all 48
community colleges
The Chicago Tribune, February 18, 2011
- Parkland joining other two-year institutions in
reassessing success
The News-Gazette, January 18, 2011
Goal 4: Integrate educational, research and innovation assets
- Chicago campus of University of Illinois gets $3.2 million grant to study electronic security
The Chicago Tribune, August 18, 2011
- UI gets half-million-dollar grant for nuclear research
The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, August 12, 2011
- University of Illinois leading work to link researchers
Herald & Review, July 28, 2011
- UI Research Park's EnterpriseWorks named to website's top-10 list
The News-Gazette, July 20, 2011
- Booth startups net $85 million — a record for U of C biz school
Crain’s Chicago Business, July 12, 2011
- IDOT pumps $23 million into U of Ill. research
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, July 7, 2011
- 14 Universities Were Among Top Recipients of
U.S. Patents in 2010
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 14, 2011
- Small-business owners tap college entrepreneurship
centers for advice and connections
Crain’s Chicago Business, June 13, 2011
- Rend Lake College gets $26,000
to improve high-speed Internet
The Southern Illinoisan, June 6, 2011
- IMSA teens go global
with international Web conference
The Beacon-News, April 19, 2011
- SIUC research: Shining light in dark times
The Southern Illinoisan, EDITORIAL, April 17, 2011
- Kennedy: Research universities key
to helping state's economy
The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, March 15, 2011
- ADM, U of I start food-waste research
Daily Herald, January 19, 2011
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