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104th General Assembly Recap

A review of education bills relating to building clear, unambiguous paths for leaners plus considerations for how the federal context is shaping state action.

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Events

Success Network Policy Committee: Q2 2025

Join the Success Network Policy Committee for legislative updates, emerging findings from the College and Career Pathway Endorsement workgroup, and new resources to support high-quality pathway implementation.

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Governor Pritzker’s Proposed FY2026 Budget: Education Highlights

Governor JB Pritzker presented his proposed 2025–26 budget on February 19, which maintains largely stable funding for K-12 and higher education with modest increases for Career and Technical Education and the Monetary Award Program, building on the past several years of progress and extending several impactful initiatives.

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Success Network Events

Success Network Policy Committee: Q1 2025

The Illinois Education and Career Success Network Policy Committee quarterly meeting featured presentations on chronic absenteeism and a student-led survey of student experience with college and career readiness opportunities.

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Success Network Events

Data Deep Dive

At the Success Network Policy Committee’s annual data deep dive on January 23, 2025, we explored a range of college and career readiness and success metrics from Illinois data resources and beyond.

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Success Network Events

Success Network Policy Committee: Q4 2024

The Illinois Education and Career Success Network Policy Committee’s meeting on December 11, 2024, included presentations on labor market information for use in college and career pathways, Illinois Report Card data, and career exploration for middle school students.

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Success Network Events

Success Network Policy Committee: Q1 2024

The Success Network Policy Committee meeting on March 20, 2024, included a walkthrough of the Success Network Dashboard’s new early college view and updated functionalities, the proposed budget, and emerging legislation.

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Highlights from Governor Pritzker’s Proposed Budget

Governor JB Pritzker presented his proposed 2024–25 budget on February 21, which maintains largely stable funding for K-12 and higher education with notable increases for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and the Monetary Award Program (MAP), building on the past several years of progress and extending several impactful initiatives.

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New Success Network Policy Committee Memo Outlines Transportation-Related Barriers to Work-Based Learning Access

The Success Network Policy Committee convened a workgroup to explore work-based learning transportation challenges and is now publishing the first of two memos, which shed light on the significant transportation-related barriers students face in accessing work-based learning opportunities. This resource identifies and analyzes challenges impacting in-school youth at the school district, local, and system levels.

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Exponential Growth: New Data and Draft Rules Released for College and Career Pathway Endorsements

The number of school districts implementing College & Career Pathway Endorsements is increasing exponentially. To support statewide scaling, the Illinois State Board of Education has drafted a set of administrative rules that will soon be open for public comment. In this post, we examine the growth of the endorsement system and share our review of the pending rules, which point to a significant level of momentum in Illinois regarding college and career pathways.

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College and Career Readiness Budget and Legislative Highlights

Recent wins for Illinois college and career readiness efforts include legislation to improve the Illinois Articulation Initiative for education pathways, plus budget increases for the evidence-based funding formula, CTE, dual credit, student financial aid, and a teacher pipeline pilot.

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Working Toward a Thriving Illinois

EdSystems applauds the adoption of the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s new 10-year strategic plan, A Thriving Illinois: Higher Education Paths to Equity, Sustainability, and Growth.

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