ISAC 2019 Press Releases
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Illinois Student Assistance Commission Announces 2020-21 Illinois State Scholars
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
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
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
9th Annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference: Communities Address Barriers to Student Success
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
Photos from the College Changes Everything® Conference
7/24/2019
9th Annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference:
Supporting Student Success from Education to Employment
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
Illinois Student Assistance Commission provides additional resources to help families
get financially fit