by Ash Hamilton | Nov 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Rachel Overstreet became a social service caseworker under the Cook County chief judge’s office because she’s passionate about the work. She became a licensed social worker because she wants to be a change agent, she said. But after coming from the private sector,...
by Ash Hamilton | Jan 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Federal Grant of $3 Million Will Help Small & Medium Sized Manufacturers Increase Productivity Through Waste and Pollution Reduction and Expand Pathways to Green Jobs for Illinois Workers (January 05, 2024) – The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) along with...
by Ash Hamilton | Dec 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has granted over $9 million to 55 organizations, including 36 community colleges throughout Illinois to help address education and unemployment gaps. The funding will be used to help minority and low-income students as well...
by Ash Hamilton | Oct 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Enrollment at community colleges in Illinois is in its largest fall-to-fall increase since the 2000s. On Thursday, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) announced that statewide enrollment has seen its highest increase since Fall 2008 to Fall 2009. Champaign,...
by Ash Hamilton | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today, the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) released its first annual report, which provides a comprehensive picture of the work since the launch of the initiative designed to support members of the incumbent (current) workforce in their pursuit of...
by Ash Hamilton | Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Illinois Community College Board is picking up the cost for state residents to earn a State of Illinois High School Diploma (formerly high school equivalency certificate). More than 1.2 million Illinoisans don’t have a high school diploma. The state grant funding...
by Ash Hamilton | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
The General Assembly passed and Governor JB Pritzker has signed a fiscal year 2024 state budget that includes a historic appropriation of $2.53 billion for higher education, an increase of $279 million (12.4 percent) compared to the previous fiscal year and the...
by Ash Hamilton | Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) is pleased to share that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has opened the 2023-24 application for the ECACE Scholarship, now with expanded eligibility for those pursuing or interested in pursuing...
by Ash Hamilton | May 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
A bill is headed to Governor Pritzker’s desk that would require all community college credits to be counted towards 4-year degrees about public universities. Currently, many of these credits only count toward elective courses. Senate Bill 2288 passed the house...
by Ash Hamilton | Apr 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
A bill that would equalize the value of major course credits at all Illinois higher education institutions reducing the time and money students spend towards earning a degree has unanimously passed out of the Illinois Senate. SB2288 strengthens the Illinois...
