The millions of dollars in scholarships Illinois lawmakers hand out each year to high school graduates in their districts could be better spent on students who couldn’t otherwise afford to go to college, higher education experts say. They recommend the General Assembly scholarships be used to target the state’s poorest students.
Zakiya Smith, policy adviser...
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For Richer or Poorer? Legislative Scholarships Should Target the Needy
Experts Suggest Changes to Legislative Scholarships
Efforts to abolish the century-old Illinois General Assembly scholarship program have proven unsuccessful in the past, but outside of eliminating it altogether, higher education and financial aid experts say there are ways to improve it.
They recommend a number of changes, from developing a consistent set of standards in choosing the winners to lawmakers being...
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Nobody’s Watching: Illinois Lawmakers Alone Decide How to Give Millions
Marcie Gutierrez, a teacher at John Hay Elementary on Chicago’s West Side, wanted help paying for school when she attended the University of Illinois at Chicago to further her education. So she applied for a legislative scholarship from Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago), whose district includes her school.
Gutierrez, however, didn’t live in Ford’s district.
Illinois’ General...
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