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IL SR1647
Resolution
Status
Passed
5/31/2018
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Lightford
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AI Summary
- Two-thirds of jobs created this decade require postsecondary education, and Illinois has set a target of 60% of adults holding a college degree or credential by 2025
- Significant racial and socioeconomic gaps exist in college completion: only 30.7% of Black adults and 20.4% of Latino adults hold college credentials compared to 50.3% of White adults in Illinois
- Only 37% of low-income students complete college in six years compared to 75% of wealthy peers; only 33.7% of Black and 49.3% of Latino students earn bachelor's degrees in six years versus 66.4% of White students
- Illinois has not set clear targets for eliminating college achievement gaps despite the Illinois Board of Higher Education's recommendation to do so
- Senate urges the State's P-20 Council to update the 60 by 25 goal to include equity-focused targets aimed at closing institutional racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps
Legislative Description
COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES
Last Action
Resolution Adopted
5/31/2018
Committee Referrals
Education5/1/2018
Assignments4/25/2018
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