Alternative Funding for the Monetary Award Program (2010)
During economic downturns, Illinois struggles to fund financial aid for low-income Illinoisans. However, without financial aid, low-income women can’t attend college and their wages stagnate. This policy brief describes how Illinois can use workforce investment bonds to increase access to higher education, allowing more low-income workers to increase their income and help Illinois rebound from the recession.
Building Illinois’ Workforce of the Future: Recommendations for a Student Support System that Works (2009)
This policy brief identifies barriers that prevent adult and low-income students from completing college programs, and recommends changes that colleges, state agencies, and policymakers can implement to help more students succeed.
Strategies for Success in Career Development: The Career Coach Curriculum Guide (2008)
This guide gives colleges, community organizations, and workforce agencies helpful tools to guide adult learners or first-time college students at different levels of experience and education through in-depth career exploration and planning. The curriculum is designed to help more low-income adults transition into and complete college certificate or degree programs.
Investing in Success: Educational Supports for Illinois Community College Students (2006)
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This report identifies priority educational supports that help economically disadvantaged adults succeed in postsecondary education so that families can prosper and Illinois can build a stronger workforce. It offers specific findings and recommendations that can guide state and federal officials trying to make difficult policy and funding decisions and community college administrators trying to prioritize limited resources.
Bridges to Careers for Low-Skilled Adults: A Program Development Guide (2005)
This 125-page guide provides concrete guidance on how to develop and implement "bridge programs," which help adult students improve their basic skills and succeed in college. The guide contains information and interactive worksheets that program developers and managers can use to help with program design, curriculum development, funding, implementation, and evaluation. Download the entire guide above or smaller sections below.
>>Table of Contents and Overview of Bridge Programs
>>Program Design, Partnerships, and Employer Relationships
>>Developing Program Curriculum, Student Services and Placement
>>Funding, Implementation, Evaluation, and State Support
>>Eleven Program Profiles
>>Glossary and Endnotes
Building Bridges: Funding options for the core components of Bridge programs (2004)
Accessing adequate sources of funding is critical to the implementation and success of Bridge programs. This breakthrough document provides details on possible funding sources for Bridge programs in Illinois, and provides examples of how they can be utilized.
Making the Pieces Fit: A Plan for Ensuring a Prosperous Illinois (2004)
Too many Illinois families are not making ends meet despite working full time. This report examines Illinois' economic and workforce development systems, work supports programs, and workplace practices and offers a comprehensive set of recommendations for what can be done to ensure prosperity for all Illinois families.
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>> Download Data Tables
Illinois Career Pathways Initiative: Vision and Goals (2003)
Career pathways are sets of connected courses and programs that enable students to advance over time to better jobs and higher levels of education and training. Career pathways target high-wage jobs in important economic sectors. Learn more about the goals of the Illinois Career Pathways Initiative.
Mapping a Future for Illinois' Economy and Families: A Plan to Invest in Financial Aid for Low-Income Students (2003)
Illinois has been a national leader in providing state-funded financial aid for low-income students, but deep funding cuts have eroded access for many students, particularly for those with the greatest financial need. This report examines these issues and makes policy recommendations to address them.
The Intensive GED Preparation Program (2002)
The Intensive GED Preparation Program assists educators in reducing the amount of time necessary to prepare students for the GED by focusing on essential GED skills. The complete program package contains courses that correspond to specific GED test sections. Each course contains a list of expected competencies and detailed lessons for teaching each competency. |
>> | Language Arts, Reading Skills |
>> | Language Arts, Writing: Essay Writing Skills and Social Studies and Science |
>> | Mathematics |
>> | Appendix |
