Senate Democrats champion program to streamline Illinois college applications
- Illinois Senate Democrats supported a bill to streamline college applications Thursday.
- Gov. JB Pritzker initiated the program to simplify the college admissions process.
- This direct admission program aims to lower costs and application burdens for students.
- Sen. Belt stated simplifying the application process will help talented Illinois students, quoting, "We want them to pursue their education in our state."
- If passed, the bill would allow students to opt-in and receive a single notification of offers.
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Higher ed resources will dwindle further if community colleges offer four-year degrees
A recent opinion piece by Ralph Martire skillfully detailed the importance of Illinois investing more in higher education, noting that our state has for years failed to properly fund public universities. The consequences are bleak, increasingly making a four-year degree out of reach for low- and middle-income students, especially Black and Latino students. This hurts our state’s economic competitiveness and undermines our communities.Now, these …
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