JB Pritzker, Governor, State of Illinois

ISAC 2019 Press Releases

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission Announces 2020-21 Illinois State Scholars pdf
More Than 17,577 High School Students from 726 Schools Recognized for Outstanding Academic Achievement
12/03/2019

Illinois College2career Tool Receives Government Experience Award from Center for Digital Government pdf
Winners of the third annual competition are using innovative tools to reinvent the citizen experience
10/07/2019

October is College Changes Everything Month® in Illinois pdf
ISAC and Statewide Partners to Offer Free Support Throughout the Fall to Students and Families Navigating the College Application and Financial Aid Process
10/02/2019

College Changes Everything Month Proclamation 2019 pdf

9th Annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference: Communities Address Barriers to Student Success pdf
How do we get students—especially low-income and first-generation students—to and through postsecondary education? While removing academic and financial barriers is important, it is not sufficient to improve equity. According to Merita Irby, co-founder and executive vice president of The Forum for Youth Investment and chief architect of The Forum’s signature initiative, Ready by 21®, “Equity has to be linked to readiness. We have to get kids ready to play in the game.”
7/24/2019

9th Annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference: Communities Address Barriers to Student Success pdf
Photos from the College Changes Everything® Conference
7/24/2019

9th Annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference:
Supporting Student Success from Education to Employment pdf

When we engage students early in their education and support them through each transition with knowledge, skill development and opportunities, we give them the tools they need to aspire and achieve.
7/8/2019

Get Smarter About Your Money by Participating in Money Smart Week®
March 30 – April 6, 2019
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Illinois Student Assistance Commission provides additional resources to help families
get financially fit